America
longest river in America
What is the capital of canada
Ottawa
Largest river in South America
amazon river
What are the 4 subregions of Central and South America?
South America, Central America, lesser Antilles, greater Antilles
What is urbanization
process of people moving from rural areas to cities
Highest and lowest points in North America
Mount McKinley or Denali and Death Valley
What is Canada's government system
parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Where is the Amazon rainforest?
Brazil
What is the informal economy
unregulated economic activities outside of formal employment
Terrace farming
growing crops on stepped terraces
How did Europeans respond to Native Americans?
Tried to kick them off the land or making them assimilate, like the boarding schools
Why do they speak French in Canada?
French colonized Canada and left cultural ties
What problems is the Amazon Rainforest facing?
deforestation, loss of biodiversity, indigenous tribes are in danger
Benefits and Flaws of tourism
Benefits - money
Flaws - environmental issues, government corruption, and dislike from locals
largest country in south America
Brazil
What are taxes
Staple in Canada's diet and economy
What is slash and burn agriculture?
clearing land for farming by cutting and burning vegetation
What is the most populated city in South and Central America?
Mexico City
What oceans surround North and South America
pacific and atlantic
What is inflation? What causes it?
increase in the price of goods, caused by over supply of money, and issues with supply of a good
Similarities between Canada and US
land size, speak English, food, culture, pop culture
Culture of Brazil
mix of African, Portuguese, and Indigenous
What issues are there is South America?
poverty, inequality, political instability, drug trafficking
What day is your final?
2- Monday
4- Tuesday
7- tomorrow