Cultural Diffusion & Columbian Exchange
Map Skills
Economics
Migration
Human Modification of the Environment
100
The Columbian Exchange is named after this man:
Christopher Columbus
100
Zero degrees latitude; this line goes around the middle of the earth.
Equator
100
In a Communist State, who makes economic choices?
The government
100
Migration and immigration mean that people are doing what?
Moving to a new home
100
Modification means
change
200
What did Europeans bring to America that killed most Native Americans?
Disease
200
These lines go side to side and measure distance north and south.
Latitude
200
Numbers that tell us about the economy are called
Economic Indicators
200
A push factor is something that makes you want to...
Leave a place
200
Name at least two modifications of the environment in Dallas
Many possible answers including: Buildings Roads Pollution/Trash/etc.
300
Name one animal that spread from Europe to the Americas
Cow Horse Pig Rat
300
These lines go up and down, but measure distance east and west.
Longitude
300
In a Free Market, who makes economic choices?
Each person
300
A pull factor is something that makes you...
Go to a place
300
Which two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
Atlantic and Pacific
400
Cultural Diffusion means...
The spread of ideas or ways of life
400
Zero degrees longitude; this lines goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Prime Meridian
400
Literacy Rate means how many people can...
Read and write
400
Write two examples of pull factors.
Many possible answers
400
Name a human modification of the environment that helps transport goods OTHER than the Panama Canal:
Many possible answers: Roads Bridges Railroads/Trains
500
Name two examples of European culture that diffused to Mexico
Religion/Christianity Language/Spanish
500
This country was colonized by the Spanish and it is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea.
Cuba
500
How developed is a country with a high GDP per capita?
More developed
500
Write one POLITICAL and one ECONOMIC push factor
Many possible answers Political - no freedom, bad government, etc. Economic - no jobs, low pay, no goods to buy, etc.
500
How does the Panama Canal help Panama economically?
Panama charges money (tolls) for each ship going through
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