Sites
Situation
Push vs Pull
Cities, Cities, and more Cities
Lets get movin'
100

New York City is this type of site

harbor

100

Situation is when you describe a location based on _______________

Relative location (another location, geographic features, transportation routes)

100

Something positive that draws a person into migrating to a country is called?

Pull factor

100

These ethnic neighborhoods are examples of cultural diffusion in the United States.

China towns

100

When a person leaves their home country because of conflict or persecution they are called a ____

refugee

200

Island

200

_____________, India is a focal point of pilgrimage for the Hindu faith

Varanasi

200

Which of the following is a push factor:

- religious freedom

- arable land 

- unemployment

- personal freedoms

unemployment

200

What city function does Washington, DC match with:

- trade center

- religious center

- government administration

- manufacturing center

government administration

200

This ethnic restaurant is an example of _________

cultural diffusion

300

What type of site is Pittsburgh?

Confluence
300

Novosibirsk and Vladivostok are both cities in Russia that are on the ____________

Trans-Siberian Railroad

300

Identify three pull factors

religious freedom, arable land, job opportunities, personal freedoms, land availability, ethnic and family ties

300

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its production of steel, is an example of what type of city function?

- government administration

- service center

- manufacturing center

- trade center 

manufacturing center

300

This image shows the process of 

cultural diffusion

400

These rapids and waterfalls are commonly found in this type of site, such as Richmond, VA.

Fall line site

400

Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska are both cities that grew up on the _______

Transcontinental railroad

400

What push factor is this?

unemployment/lack of jobs

400

Mining towns became widespread during the California Goldrush but now because of resource depletion they have become ______

ghost towns

400

The presence of this religious building in European cities is due to the migration of people who practice what religion?

Islam
500

Identify the type of site in Khartoum, Sudan.

Confluence

500

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is a city on the trade route called the ________

Silk Road

500

This Middle Eastern country has experienced years of civil war, causing a refugee crisis in the region. 

Syria

500

Brazil moved their capital city from Rio to where?

Brasilia

500

Mr. Alexander is leaving the United States to move to Japan. From the perspective of the United States Mr. Alexander is doing what?

Emigrating 

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