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Units Combined
100
The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features
What is geography
100
The Ohio and Missouri Rivers are tributaries of this river
What is the Mississippi River
100
The technique used by natives in Latin America to clear fields to grow crops
What is slash and burn
100
The policy of trying to eliminate an ethnic group
What is ethnic cleansing
100
The longest day of the year
What is the summer solstice
200
Another name for coniferous trees
What is needle leaf
200
What landform is hundreds of millions of years old and has been worn down by weathering
What are the Appalachian Mountains
200
What man conquered the Aztecs?
Who is Hernando Cortes
200
A region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
What is balkanization
200
The Aztec capital (present day Mexico City)
What is Tenochtitlan
300
A funnel shaped column of spiraling air
What is a tornado
300
In what landform would you find the Continental Divide
What are the Rocky Mountains
300
The mountain range that runs down the west coast of South America
What are the Andes Mountains
300
The period of renewed interest in arts and learning
What is the Renaissance
300
The mountain range that runs down the center of Italy
What are the Apennines
400
The weather conditions that occur in a region over a period of time
What is climate
400
The flat, rocky landform that encircles the Hudson Bay
What is the Canadian Shield
400
The inhabitants of the Caribbean Islands
Who are the Taino
400
The two dominant countries of Western Europe (must answer both correctly to get the points)
What is France and Germany
400
People of mixed French and Native descent
What are metis
500
The five themes of Geography (must get all 5 to get the points)
What is Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human Environment Interaction
500
The largest province (in land area) of Canada
What is Quebec
500
Name the three major rivers of South America (must get all three correct to get the points)
What are the Amazon, Parana and Orinoco
500
Name the Benelux Countries (must get all 3 correct to get the points)
What is Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
500
The peninsula occupied by Denmark and part of Germany
What is the Jutland Peninsula