Urban Geography
This North American city is the most populous in the United States.
What is New York?
This term describes an independent political unit with a defined territory, government, and the ability to enter into relations with other states.
What is a a country or state?
The study of water on Earth
What is hydrology?
Five major ideas used to organize the study of Geography
Themes
This country is known for producing the most oil in the world.
Who is Saudi Arabia?
This term describes a large, densely populated urban area that includes several cities and their suburbs.Hint. They are the nickname for the other New York baseball team.
What are metropolitan areas?
This term refers to a city that serves as the center of government for a country or region.
What is a capital?
The study of weather and its causes
What is Meteorology?
This term describes a society where multiple cultural groups coexist and respect each other's differences.
What is Multiculturalism?
The sector of the economy that deals with agriculture, fishing, and mining is known as this.
What is the Primary Sector?
The rapid expansion of a city into surrounding rural areas is known as this
What is an urban sprawl?
The imaginary line that separates North and South Korea is called this.
What is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)?
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What is Geography
The most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers is this.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
This international organization, abbreviated as WTO, deals with the rules of trade between nations.
Who is the World Trade Organization?
This term describes the central part of a city, often associated with business and commerce.
What is a Central Business District?
The United Nations headquarters is located in this city.
What is New York?
This Earth Process involves earth plate tectonics moving against, pulling apart or sliding against each other.
What is an Earthquake?
A field or science that studies people. It includes Human Geography.
Social Science
This type of economy is based on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs, often seen in rural or farm-based societies.
What is a traditional economy?
This is the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste, often leading to the displacement of lower-income residents.
What is gentrification?
The European Union is an example of this type of regional organization, where member states retain their sovereignty but cooperate on certain issues.
What is a supranational organization?
Branch of Geography that studies the world's people, communities, and landscapes
Human Geography
A Social Science is a field that studies people and their _______ .
Relationships
This economic theory advocates for minimal government interference in the economy and supports free markets.
What is laissez-faire?