Geography of North America
Government and Economics of North America
Adaptations and modifications of North America
Culture of North America
Potpourri
100
What continent consists of Canada, Mexico and the United States
North America
100
Why were Isabella and Ferdinand willing to sponsor Columbus?
They wanted an alternative trade route
100
The controversial practice of cutting down entire sections of forests is called..
clearcutting
100
Did the arrival of Europeans increase or decrease tensions of Native American
Increased
100
Placing events in the order they happened
Chronological Order
200
What is located at F7
California
200
tariff, quota, embargo?
Imported Canadian beef may bot exceed 199,000 tons
quota
200
Which environmental hazard is linked to Mexico City air pollution
decreased human life span
200
What tensions were increased by the arrival of Europeans
Conflict over trade and territory/resources
200
Who invented a new way to organize workers
Samuel Slater
300
which climate has the lowest population? Why?
Polar; freezing temps
300
tariff, quota or embargo?
U.S. companies may not sell missiles to North Korea and they may not buy beef products from Cuba
embargo
300
Why did the cotton gin increase the number of enslaved people on plantations
the cotton gin allowed cotton to be processed faster, more could be sold so this led to plantation owners increasing the amount of cotton planted and they needed labor to prepare the fields, plant and pick cotton.
300
What caused the Lanape to migrate westward
European settlers took over their lands
300
Samuel Slater's way of organizing workers was called
The Rhode Island System of Manufacturing
400
What are the Great Lakes names?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
400
quota, tariff or embargo?
Mexico places a five percent tax on imported coffee
Canada charges a small fee when foreign companies impot maple syrup
tariff
400
Why did countries want to build the Panama Canal?
A passage through Central America would greatly decrease travel time for ships coming from Europe and the U.S. to the western side of the continent - instead of traveling around South America they could cut through Panama
400
The Columbian Exchange led to changes in diets and world cuisines - True or false
True
400
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
500
The continents had similar climates
500
Canada specializes in producing maple syrup, what is the most economically sound decision for Canada?
Trade with Mexico for coffee
500
Which modifications were made to create this city
building causeways
forming new islands
500
Describe the climate of Mexico based on the rsource map, where does population most likely live?
Temperate or tropical climate - most of the population would be in the west and south
500
How have advancements in Technology changed the way we work and live
answers vary, Mrs. Peloquin decides