Geography
Name 2 examples of physical geographic features
Mountains, rivers, forests, oceans, lakes, grasslands, etc.
What kind of government does the United States have?
Acceptable answers: democracy, republic, limited
Is the standard of living higher in Latin America or the United States?
United States
Which ocean borders Europe?
Name the 3 branches of the US government
Executive, legislative, judicial
How many continents are there?
7
What is the name of the big mountain range that runs through the western part of both the U.S. and Canada?
The Rocky Mountains
The country of Panama connects which 2 continents?
North America and South America
Which major sea is massively important to most Southern European countries?
The Mediterranean Sea
Which part of our Constitution specifically protects our individual freedoms?
The Bill of Rights
Name 2 examples of human geographic features
Cities, roads, cars, pollution, deforestation, etc.
Which bodies of water form part of the border between the United States and Canada?
The Great Lakes
What are the 2 main languages spoken in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What type of government began in Ancient Greece and influenced many modern governments?
Democracy
Which ocean is on the western side of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean
The equator
Why are the 2 main languages in the United States English and Spanish, while the 2 main languages in Canada are French and English?
Colonization. England and Spain were the longest-lasting colonizers of the areas of the U.S., and France and England were the main ones that colonized Canada.
Name a large forest in Latin America.
Amazon Rainforest
What is the main purpose of the European Union (EU)?
To help create peace and trade
What are the 5 freedoms protected in our first amendment?
Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
Name the 5 Themes of Geography
What kind of economy do both the United States and Canada have?
Free market, free enterprise, or capitalist
What was the biggest reason Native Americans could not last against Spanish colonization?
European diseases
Why does Europe have so many countries jammed into such a small area?
War, competition over resources, feudalism, downfall of large empires (Anything close to these is acceptable)
Name the 7 Principles of the Constitution
Individual rights, republicanism, separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government, popular sovereignty, federalism