Geographer's Skills
U.S./Texas
Latin America
Europe
Asia
100
A system that uses satellites to find an exact location on Earth.
GPS
100
Susan has freedom of speech and religion. She also gets to vote. What type of government has these characteristics?
Democracy
100
This language is most widely spoken in Latin America.
Spanish
100
This type of government, used in the United Kingdom, has a king or queen but shares power with elected officials.
Monarchy
100
This region includes countries like Saudi Arabia and is known as the birthplace of Islam.
Southwest Asia (The Middle East)
200
This invention allowed people to settle in hot climates in the American South & West.
Air conditioning
200
This region is home to Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the U.S & IT IS VERY WINDY HERE.
Great Plains
200
Unlike most of Latin America, this country speaks Portuguese instead of Spanish.
Brazil
200
Land that has been drained and reclaimed from the sea, commonly found in the Netherlands
Polders
200
This region includes India and is known for Hinduism and high population density.
South Asia
300
A system used to collect, analyze, and map geographic data.
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
300
Which Texas region includes Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Peak?
Mountains & Basins
300
Rainforest in South America
Amazon Rainforest
300
A natural phenomenon in northern Europe (Arctic Circle) where the sun stays visible for 24 hours in summer.
Land of the Midnight Sun
300
What is the major religion of East Asia? It began in South Asia and spread along the Silk Road through a process called cultural diffusion.
Buddhism
400
A region defined by one specific characteristic, such as language or climate.
Formal region
400
Sam sees many hurricane evacuation route signs posted along the highway he is driving on. Which region is he MOST likely in?
Coastal Plains
400
Mountain range the runs along the western edge of South America, where the Inca used to live.
Andes Mountains
400
Europe has many countries with high literacy rates, low birth rates, long life expectancy, and slow population growth. Is this developed or developing?
Developed
400
This country’s harsh climate, including Siberia and the taiga, historically helped protect it from invasions.
Russia
500
A region based on people’s feelings or perceptions about an area.
Perceptual region
500
The belief that Americans should expand westward was called--
Manifest Destiny
500
What type of region is Latin America? (formal, functional, or perceptual)
Formal - grouped together by common culture (Spanish & Christianity)
500
Europe has easy access for trade because it has many coastlines. Europe sticks out into the water and is surrounded by water on all of its sides, except one. It is almost an island. What is Europe?
Peninsula
500
Russia had an economic system where the government had complete control of the economy. The government controlled production and there was no private ownership. What economic system is this?
Communism