Physical Geography
The latitude zone that has all four seasons and where most humans live
Temperate zone
When people move from rural areas into cities
Urbanization
The province in Canada that declared itself bilingual because of its French heritage
Quebec
The world’s largest rainforest and river basin located mostly in Brazil
Amazon Basin
The reason Catalonia wants to separate from Spain
Culturally different and wealthier
The latitude zone that is cold all year near the North and South Poles
Polar zone
For Japan’s aging population, the government should invest in this
Retirement homes / elderly healthcare
The major river that flows from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
The mountain range that creates vertical climate zones (tierra caliente, templada, fría) in countries like Peru and Mexico
Andes Mountains
The population pyramid for Germany is doing this (house turning into cone)
Aging / shrinking
The key difference between weathering and erosion
Weathering = breaking down rocks; Erosion = moving the material
The U.S. population pyramid shape (house shape) means the population is doing this
Steady / slowly growing
The large basin in South America that contains the world’s largest rainforest
Amazon Basin
The main reason the Panama Canal was built with a series of locks instead of being one flat waterway
The land dramatically changes elevation (from sea level up to 85 feet and back down)
When the large working-age group in Germany retires, this will be a problem
Not enough workers / strain on social security
The “C” in MELCOW — being farther from the ocean causes bigger temperature swings
Continental location
The two ways the U.S. and Canada are different in how they gained independence from Britain
U.S. = Revolutionary War; Canada = peaceful transfer of power
Push factor example for people leaving Latin America (your review)
Gangs / violence / poverty
The reason free-trade zones like NAFTA and CAFTA-DR create interdependence between countries
Countries become economically dependent on each other for trade
Man-made structures in the Netherlands that hold back water (walls/embankments)
Dikes
The uncontrolled outward spread of urban areas with traffic and pollution
Urban sprawl
The province in Canada that declared itself bilingual because of its French heritage
Quebec
The U.S. region known for losing manufacturing jobs and old factories (also called the “Rust Belt” on your maps)
Northeast / Mid West/Rust Belt
Push factor example for people leaving Latin America
Gangs / violence / poverty
The benefit of the EU “erasing” borders for member countries
Free trade and easier movement of people/goods