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Which state is this?
100
Name two characteristics that make a location a tundra.
Permanently frozen ground, treeless, lack of plants, flat, cold all year round
100
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
100
Which country did both Canada and the United States gain their independence from?
England
100
What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor?
Push - makes you leave a place
Pull - brings you to a place
200
Which state does not share a border with Wisconsin?
A) Illinois
B) Minnesota
C) Michigan
D) Ohio
Ohio
200
Finish the statement:
Urban is to the big city, as rural is to ____________.
Country, farmland, open spaces
200
If I start in Sturgeon Bay and drive to Green Bay, in which direction did I drive?
Southwest
200
Where did Christopher Columbus think he was when he first landed in the Caribbean?
East India
200
The country of Panama connects North and South America. Land that connects two large pieces of land is called a(n) ____________.
Isthmus
300
Fill in the blanks.
Canada is divided up into 10 _____________ and 3 ___________.
10 Provinces
3 Territories
300
What is the difference between immigration and emigration?
Immigration - act of entering a new country
Emigration - act of exiting your old country
300
If I start in Florida, and fly to Washington, in which direction did I fly?
Northwest
300
What are the names of the three indigenous tribes of Mexico that we discussed in class? 100 points if you can put them in the order that they appeared in history.
Olmec (3,500 years ago)
Mayan (750 years ago)
Aztec (500ish years ago)
300
Alaska and Russia are separated by which body of water?
Bering Strait
400
Mexico has two large peninsulas. 200 points for each one you can name.
Baja Peninsula (south of California)
Yucatan Peninsula (Caribbean Sea)
400
Spell it
Xenophobia
400
If I start in Maine, and fly to Panama, in which direction did I travel?
South / slight Southwest
400
Which territory did Canada give to the Inuit people?
Nunavut
400
What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of Mexico?
Canada - Justin Trudeau
Mexico - Andres Obrador
500
Central America is made up of seven individual countries. 100 points for each one that you can name.
Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
500
What does the literacy rate tell us about a location?
education, % of people that can read and write
500
From West to East, Alaksa is 2,400 miles wide. If I want to ride a horse across the state, how many hours would it take me if the horse averaged 45 miles per hour?
2,400 miles / 45 MPH = 53.3 hours
500
After the Mexican-American war was over, the USA bought land from Mexico that later became which states? 100 points for each correct state
Oregon, California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma
500
How long is one term from Mexico's president?
6 years