Human & Phys. Geography
National Parks
Migration
Consumption
Name that feature
100
Latitude lines run (vertical/horizontal), while longitude lines run (vertical/horizontal). What number is latitude and what is longitude in this coordinate? 40°N, 77°W
Latitude - horizontal
Longitude - vertical
40°N - latitude, 77°W - longitude
100
Why are national parks created?
To preserve special places
100
What is a pull factor? List 3 examples.
A reason to move to a country. (jobs, family, housing, better climate, etc)
100
GDP stands for _______ _________ _________ and means the total value of _______ and _________ a country produces in a _______.
gross domestic product, goods, services, year
100
What number is the Mississippi River?
8
200
Which economic activity can be found on both the East and West coasts of the United States?
Trade & manufacturing
200
What is flora, and what's an example of it you might find in a national park?
Flora - plants/vegetation
(examples vary, sequoia trees, lupin, ivy, grasses, etc)
200
What is a push factor? List 3 examples.
A reason to leave a country. (war, famine, oppressive government, lack of freedoms, etc)
200
What does per capita mean? If you wanted to find a country's per capita GDP, how would you do it?
Per person. Divide the GDP by the total population.
200
What number is the Great Plains?
1
300
Which land feature in the continental US has a tundra-like climate due to high elevation?
Rocky Mountains
300
What is fauna, and what's an example of it you might find in a national park?
Fauna - animals/wildlife
(examples vary, bears, eagles, moose, mountain lions, etc)
300
Which country had the most people immigrate to the US in 2019?
Mexico
300
What country has the highest oil consumption?
USA
300
What number is the Canadian Shield?
7
400
What is the most densely populated part of the United States?
Northeast
400
What do the lines on a topographic map represent?
Elevation/contour lines
400
A college graduate from India (country X) moves to the US (country Y) to live and work.
Country X experienced brain ______, and country Y experienced brain ______.
X experienced brain drain, Y experienced brain gain.
400
What country's citizens spend the most time on the job/working?
USA
400
What numbers are the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains?
Appalachian - 9
Rocky - 2
500
Which resource is most abundant in Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and Alberta?
Petroleum/oil
500
With more and more people visiting national parks, what is a problem being caused? What is a solution to that problem?
various answers (pollution, fires, erosion, invasive species, etc)
500
The spreading of culture to other parts of the world is called cultural __________. An example of cultural _________ is ______________________________.
diffusion, examples vary (holidays, clothing, foods, religions, etc)
500
What are two problems the world might face as the consumer class continues to grow?
Air pollution, shortages of resources, health problems from pollution, etc
500
What numbers are the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Arctic Oceans?
Pacific - 3
Atlantic - 10
Arctic - 6