Physcial Geo
What is a globe?
3D representation of the Earth
Why is culture the blueprint for living?
Includes all aspects of how people behave in a society
What three countries make up NAFTA?
United States, Canadá, Mexico
What is deforestation?
Cutting down trees.
What is the Chunnel?
Underground high speed train connecting England to France
What factor affects climate the most?
Latitude
Where do most people in the world live (high, middle, low latitude?
Middle latitude
What is another name for Nafta?
USMCA
What is the name of the dangerous waterway at the tip of South America?
Cape Horn
What is the term used to describe Great Britain decision to leave the European Union?
Brexit
What causes the seasons (reason for the season)?
The earths spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane
Describe a dictatorship
Single person rule with unlimited power, take by force
What is NAFTA?
A free trade zone agreement
Why did the build the Panama Canal?
To create a shorter and safer route around South America
What are two originals branches of Christianity in Europe that started before Protestantism?
Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodox
How do divergent tectonic plates move?
Away from each other
What is a “pull factor”
Motivating cause that attracts a person to migrate to another region or country
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
Tributary
What effects did the triangle trade/ Columbian Exchange have on people, plants, and animals?
Diseases from Europe, Asia, and Africa reduced the native population
Introduced salve trade
New foods and animals
What was serbias policy toward Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims and Croats?
Ethnic Cleansing
Where is the ring of fire located? What happens there?
An area of seismic and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific plate
What religions are monotheistic?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Our country's capital.
Washington DC
What is subsistence agriculture?
Farmers that produce enough to feed themselves and their family
What is Nationalism?
The loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and geographic region