Location
If Mexico is south of the United States, is that absolute or relative location?
Relative Location
Name one physical characteristic of a place.
Mountains, rivers, deserts, forests
When people wear warm coats in Canada during the winter, is this an example of adapt, modify, or depend?
adapt
What are the three types of movement geographers study?
What type of region is a country with official borders?
Formal Region
Which line of latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
List two physical characteristics you might find in Africa
Sahara Desert, Nile River, savannas, Mount Kilimanjaro, etc
When humans burn fossil fuels for energy, it causes climate change worldwide. Is this adapt, modify, or depend?
Modify
When someone leaves their country because of war, what kind of factor is forcing them to move?
Push Factor
The area served by a city’s subway system is an example of what type of region?
Functional Region
Which line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England?
Prime Meridian
The Great Wall of China is an example of which type of characteristic of place?
Human characteristic
Which natural resource do many Middle Eastern countries depend on for wealth and energy exports?
oil
The spread of the English language through colonization is an example of the movement of what?
Ideas
The "Middle East" is an example of which type of region?
Perceptual Region
(the name doesn’t have exact boundaries, from a European viewpoint, this region lay east of Europe but not as far as East Asia — so it was the “Middle” East)
A train travels from Cairo, Egypt (30°N, 31°E) to Cape Town, South Africa (34°S, 18°E). Which general direction is it traveling?
South
The pyramids of Giza in Egypt combine which two types of place characteristics?
Physical (desert environment) and human (pyramids built by people)
Dubai gets most of its drinking water from removing salt from seawater. What is this process called?
Desalination
Which modern invention most changed how quickly ideas can move worldwide?
The Internet
What is another name for a perceptual region?
Vernacular Region
What is the absolute location of the XCL American School of Bangkok, Sukhumvit Campus?
59-59/1 Sukhumvit 49/3, Bang Khae, Bangkok, Thailand, 10110
Rio de Janeiro is famous for a giant human-made statue built on a mountain overlooking the city. What is the name of this landmark?
Christ the Redeemer
Which gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere but humans do not directly depend on it to survive?
Nitrogen (78% of the atmosphere)
Which ancient trade route connected China with Europe and helped spread goods like silk and ideas like Buddhism?
The Silk Road
Name one way the United Nations acts like a functional region
It has a headquarters in New York City that coordinates members.
It has a Security Council that makes decisions for all members.
It runs peacekeeping missions in different parts of the world.
It provides global health programs through the World Health Organization (WHO)