Vocabulary
Geography
German Immigrants
Irish Potato Famine
Surprise!!
100
Areas that can be grouped together by a set of things special to that are. We have countries, ruled by governments, areas speaking the same language, or having the same religion, and we have areas served by a particular service, such as a school district.
What is Regions
100
What state is the capital of the U.S.A. located in?
What is Maryland
100
In what year did German immigrants first come to the U.S. in large numbers?
What is 1848
100
In what year was the Irish Potato Famine known to have started?
What is 1845
100
The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.
What is Geography
200
A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage. A drastic shortage; a dearth. Severe hunger; starvation
What is Famine
200
What did the Transcontinental Railroad link?
What is the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
200
What occurred in 1848 that caused mass German emigration to the U.S.
What is a failed revolution
200
Who owned the land in Ireland?
Who are the British
200
What is the name of the first city in the World?
What is UR
300
Another name for FUNGUS....begins with a B
What is Blight
300
What Country the Irish Immigrants first go to during the Irish Potato Famine?
What is Canada
300
Name 3 things that German Immigrants provided the U.S. economy.
What is Beer, cheese, Politics, Business, Farming
300
One out of how many Irish survived the voyage from Ireland to the U.S.A. during the Irish Potato Famine?
What is 5
300
What did General Custer slaughter in order to keep native Americans in one place?
What are Buffalo
400
a massive construction project that linked the country by rail
What is the Transcontinental Railroad
400
Name two states that German Immigrants are known to have settled in the mid 1800's
What is Wisconsin and Minnesotta
400
Name 3 famous German-Americans
Who are General Custer, Leonardo Dicaprio, Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
How did the Irish travel to the U.S. during the Potato Famine? Be specific
What are Coffin Ships.
400
Name the five themes of Geography
What is Human/Environmental Interaction, Location, Place, Movement, Regions
500
Spanning or crossing a continent (or country)
What is Transcontinental
500
Name the Region where most German immigrants settled during the 1800's
What is the Midwest
500
Nmae the Midwest city most known for it's German immigrant population
What is Milwaukee, Wisconsin
500
Name two cities with a large Irish population due to immigration in the mid 1840's
What are Boston and New York City
500
The way people change their environment to suit themselves.
What is Modification
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