GEOGRAPHY I
Regions distinguished by their associations of climate, flora, & fauna
Biomes
Incan City located over 7,000 feet above sea level
Machu Picchu
Large open areas used for grazing & growing crops
Grasslands
Type of farming where a family raises crops & animals for its own use
Subsistence Farming
What college football team plays in a stadium that is 'Home of the 12th Man'?
Texas A&M
The coldest Biome in the world
Tundra
The highest waterfall in the world
Angel Falls
Was known as 'The Liberator' and 'George Washington of the South'
Simon Bolivar
Name given to a chain of islands
Archipelago
What is the nickname of Michigan's football stadium?
The Big House
The number of plant & animal species present in a given area
Biodiversity
When land is cleared by cutting down trees & burning the vegetation
Slash and Burn Agriculture
Term that means to set someone or something free
Liberate
Communist Dictator that took over in Cuba in 1959
Fidel Castro
Who did Lebron James pass to become the all time leading scorer in the NBA?
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
2 things that are responsible for the warming of the earth in recent decades
Greenhouse Gases & Carbon Dioxide
People that live in Paraguay by the Parana River using Slash and Burn Agriculture
Guarani
A narrow strip of land between 2 bodies of water; An example is Central America
Isthmus
Name given to a dry region on one side of a mountain range. Andes Mountains are an example
Rain Shadow
Who is the all time hit leader in Major League Baseball?
Pete Rose
When the earth's atmosphere acting like a transparent glass cover of a greenhouse trapping sunlight & reflecting it back as heat
Greenhouse Effect
Empire whose capital was in Cuzco ( now Peru) & had a population of over 12 million people
Inca Empire
A name given to a smaller part of a large country
Province
An economic system in which the state (country) controls most or all of the economic resources & decisions
Communism
Where will the Superbowl be played in February 2027?
SoFi Stadium/ Chargers or Rams field/ L.A.