Natural Disasters
Some parts of the world have fault lines that lead to these.
What are earthquakes?
People who share the same culture often have the same __________________.
What are traditions?
Geography helps people understand the relationship between humans and the ___________________ in which they live.
What is the environment?
The study of places.
What is geography?
A place that has a different culture or language from a larger space it inhabits.
What is an enclave?
A severe snowstorm with winds of at least 35 miles per hour.
What is a blizzard?
The US Constitution requires Congress to conduct a census this often.
What is every ten years?
There are ______________ continents in our world.
What is 7?
Features that occur naturally.
What are physical characteristics?
A count of all the people who live an area.
What is a census?
This natural disaster occured on November 17, 2013 ripping through the Midwest and ten of these were tracked on this day.
What is a tornado?
There are many reasons people move to a new place. We call the reasons people move _________________ factors.
What are push-pull?
The US is divided into ___________ regions.
What is six?
Changes people make to their environment and how they adapt to their surroundings.
What are human characteristics?
A portion of the population with a shared characteristic.
What is a demographic?
The most advanced weather warning service in the world.
What is the National Weather Service (NWS)?
Cultural neighborhoods exist in cities all over the US. Two of these neighborhoods are Little Italy and ______________________.
What is Chinatown?
This region of the US has 12 states and the land is mostly flat.
What is the Midwest?
An area that has similar characteristics.
What is a region?
The business of encouraging people to travel for fun.
What is tourism?
Water, food, a flashlight, and a first aid kit are all important parts of this.
What is a basic survival kit?
California, Texas, and Florida are all states that draw many _________________ each year.
What are tourists?
This region is home to the Grand Canyon and lots of desert areas.
What is the Southwest?
To adopt the ways of a culture or society.
What is assimilate?
The beliefs, customs, arts, and a way of life of a group of people.
What is culture?