Geography Basics
What continent do we live on?
North America
Latin America is located which direction from the United States?
South
Latin America had no civilizations before white settlers. True or False.
False
Africa has less than 10 countries in it. True or False
False
European nations largely colonized Africa. True or False.
True
What is the difference between human and physical geography?
Human Geography is related to human actions while physical geography is related to natural aspects of the world
Latin America includes Central America, the Caribbean and ______________
South America
The three civilizations we studied were the Inca, The Maya and the________
Aztec
the Sahara
What happened to people of the Congo who didn't meet their rubber quotas?
They got their hands chopped off?
How are mountains formed?
Shifting continental or tectonic plates?
the Amazon
Touissant l'Overture helped with which Latin American revolution?
Haitian
The Savannah includes many animals- Name three
Lions, Hyenas, Elephants, Giraffes etc.
the Tutsi
What is an isthmus?
a narrow strip on land with oceans on both sides
The most famous mountain range of Latin America is
The Andes
Who helped liberate much of Argentina?
Jose de San Martin
Rubber, Oil, Diamonds, etc.
The Maasai will often drink milk mixed with
cow's blood
What are two themes of geography?
Location, Place, HEI, Movement, region
The Caribbean is broken into three regions. Name 1.
Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas
The attempted invasion of Cuba by the U.S. during the Cold War is called
The Bay of Pigs
The newest country in the world is
South Sudan
The president of the U.S. during the Rwandan Genocide was
Bill Clinton