National Parks
Why are national parks created?
to protect many different places for future generations.
What is consumption?
The uses of good or services
What is consumption?
The using of goods and services
Push and pull factors are reasons to do what?
Move too or from a country respectively
because demand will decrease and new energy sources are discovered
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was a collaborative effort by what 2 countries?
United States and Canada
What is the difference between a developed and a developing country?
Amount of economic activity
What is per capita
by or for each person
What are 3 push factors
Bad government
Bad Economy
Bad Climate
A strong work ethic and good education make America the best what?
Producer
When sand dunes move they leave behind what?
Skeleton Forests
What is the main factor to the lack of food in developing countries?
poor economies
What is immigration
moving to another country
What are 3 pull factors
Better education
Better quality of life
bringing families back together
The loss of educated people due to emigration is called what?
Brain drain
Many of Yosemite National Parks where made by the movement of what?
Glaciers
Even though the U.S. only makes up 4% of the world population it consumes what percent of the oil mined?
20%
What is emigration
to move from another country
How do immigrants affect the economy of the places they move to?
they improve the economy by taking jobs that native-borns are not willing to take
The sending of money back to families still in their home country is called what?
remittance
A humid Subtropical climate best fits what park we studied?
Everglades National Park
The Gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not is called what?
the digital divide
What does GDP stand for
Gross domestics product
How do immigrants affect the culture of the countries they move to?
by introducing new foods and holidays to the population
divide families
bring back political ideas