Geology
North America
United States
Europe
Geography Basics
100
Innermost layer of the Earth (can be divided into 2 parts: liquid and solid)
Core
100
What region of North America is known for dangerous thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes?
Great Plains/Interior PLains/Midwest
100
What are the 3 most populated cities in the US
NY, Chicago, LA
100
Which country means "low lands"
Netherlands
100
If it's 4 pm in New York, what time is it in Los Angeles?
1 pm
200
The outermost layer of the Earth
Crust
200
Most of the United States coal is found where?
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
200
Who did the US buy Alaska from?
Russia
200
Kaliningrad is part of...
Russia
200
also known as "parallels"...lines that run horizontal on a globe
Lines of latitude
300
The theory that Earth's crust is divided into large sections that slowly move across the surface
Plate Tectonics
300
What is the Piedmont?
Hilly area at the bottom of the Appalachian Mountains
300
What is the best example of separatism in US history?
Civil War
300
What is the UK
Great Britain & Northern Ireland
300
What season is it if you live in Australia and it is the June solstice?
Winter
400
Supercontinent of 200 million years ago, when all of Earth's land was connected
Pangea
400
The highest point in North America is...
Mt. McKinley
400
What is the official language of the US?
None.
400
What country is known for being neutral in foreign conflicts
Switzerland
400
The parallel 23.5 degrees north of the Equator...
Tropic of Cancer
500
The Indian tectonic plates crashing into Asia formed what?
Himalayan Mountains
500
What is the Fall Line?
line on NA's east coast along which many early settlements developed; as far inland as settlers could sail
500
What groups colonized what is today the US, and what parts?
Spanish - south British - east coast French - interior
500
Explain the conflict in N Ireland
Irish Catholics vs British Protestants: violence due to religious differences, British mistreatment of the Irish
500
What happens on the spring and fall equinoxes?
Equal amounts of sunlight to both hemistpheres
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