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Vocab Attack
Geography Basics
Geography and Music
100

Reason why Spain, England, and other European powers colonized the Americas:

Glory, Guard, God, Gold

Guard

100

I'm in one of two most populated countries on Earth, with both of them having almost 1.5 billion people each.

China or India

100

An example of this type of location is that Japan's Mt. Fuji is at 35.36o N and 138.72o E.

Absolute location

100

It's the type of government in which leaders have limited power, the people have individual rights, and fair elections. The U.S. and Canada are great examples; North Korea and Russia, not so much!

Democracy

100

"Ole' McDonald had" one of these places, which allowed ancient Europeans to settle in one place instead of being nomadic hunter-gatherers

Farm (Agriculture)

200

Continents that intersection at the region called the Middle East:

Asia, Antarctica, Europe, Africa

Antarctica

200

I'm in the Canadian province of Quebec who, unlike the rest of the English-speaking country, speaks this language.

French

200

It is the term that means "one god", which fits the religions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, the major faiths born in the Holy Land in Southwest Asia.

Monotheism

200

Known as the Big Apple, it's the most populated city in the United States and is located in the densely populated northeast region of the country

New York City

200

If you are "back in the U.S.S.R, You don't know how lucky you are, boy, Back in the U.S.S.R" you'll know that the Soviet Union spread this type of government/economic system to China, Cuba, and North Korea in the 20th century

Communism

300

The most popular languages spoken in the American continents:

Portuguese, German, English, Spanish

German

300

Shalom! I'm in this Middle Eastern country that was created in 1948 to be a safe and independent homeland for the world's Jewish population

Israel

300

It's the type of agriculture in which the goal is to profit from the mass production of the crops. It's also the messages that try to sell you stuff while watching your favorite TV show.

Commercial agriculture

300

This is the continent that started both World Wars, created democracy, died off from the Black Plague, gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, gave us our languages, and experienced the artistic rebirth of the Renaissance.

Europe

300

"Hot in...So hot in herre...So hot in.." The Sahara, the word's largest desert, can be found on this continent.

Africa

400

Pull factors that attracted immigrants to the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries:

Warfare and crime, religious freedom, job opportunities, protected rights

Warfare and crime

400

I'm in the Caribbean country that is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, their population is descended from African slaves, they speak French, and created the unique religion of Voo-doo.

Haiti

400

It is a map that shares information on a specific topic, like population, precipitation, or elevation. You'll see examples by my desk and on the right side of my bulletin board. It may not help you get somewhere, but you'll learn something!

Thematic maps

400

Keep your hands to yourself! It is any factor that encourage a person to leave their homeland. Examples include crime, unstable government, poverty, warfare, and natural disasters.

Push factors

400

Sharing it's name with a famous song by Johnny Cash, this region of the Pacific Ocean is known for it's earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity (Bah bah bah ba-ba ba-ba bah bah bah)

The Ring of Fire

500

The five themes of geography:

Region, Movement, Distance, Place 

Distance

500

I'm in this European country that no longer exists because it broke apart in the 1990s because of the different ethnic groups that lived in it. You'll find Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, and others in it's place!

Yugoslavia

500

IT IS AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF GOODS AND BUSINESSES. PRICES ARE SET BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND, NOT THE GOVERNMENT. Oops, the CAPS lock was on!

Capitalism

500

Though many of the U.S.'s earliest immigrants came from European countries, like Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Poland, since WWII the majority of our immigrants have come from these two continents

South America and Asia

500

"Here comes the rain again.." These are warm winds that bring a significant amount of rain onto the countries of South and Southeast Asia

Monsoons