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Geography
The U.S.
Canada
Latin America
Map Skills
100
What is absolute location?
The exact position of a place on Earth
100
Why are the Great Lakes important to both the United States and Canada?
They are major shipping routes
100
A ______________________ in Canada is like a State in the U.S.
Province
100
What happens when El Nino warms the Pacific Ocean?
The fishing Industry suffers
100
The directions North, East, South, and West
Cardinal Directions
200
What do Geographers determine with a compass rose?
Directions
200
After World War II the United States and ______________ entered into the Cold War.
The Soviet Union
200
Why do so few people live on the Canadian Shield?
The land is too rugged and rocky
200
The first European colony in the Americas to win independence was__________________
Haiti
200
The directions Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest
Intermediate directions
300
Which hemisphere do WE live in?
The Western Hemishpere
300
Why did the United States pass the Homestead Act?
To attract settlers to the Midwest
300
One major landform that is found in both the United States and Canada is____________________________
the Rocky Mountains
300
What agreement has made trade easier between Mexico, the United States, and Canada?
NAFTA
300
What is the second largest mountain system in the US; located in the east
Appalachian Mountains
400
Which TWO continents are completely in the Western Hemisphere?
North America South America
400
What was the purpose of the United States Constitution that was approved in 1788?
It set up the framework of the government
400
What was one important political result of the Canadian Constitution of 1982?
Canada became completely independent
400
To reduce their reliance in one natural resource or crop, many Latin American Nations have begun to
Diversify their economies
400
Which of the following statements explains why there are always distortions on a map? A. Maps are flat and the Earth is round B. Small towns are hard to represent on a map C. Mountains don’t show on a map D. Maps are too small to hold enough information
A. Maps are flat and the Earth is round
500
Name the FIVE themes of Geography
Location Place Human-Inviornment Interaction Movement Regions
500
What was The New Deal?
Programs for restoring the economy during the Great Depression ( Social Security)
500
As a result of the British North American Act of 1867, Canada had its own
Central Government
500
Name the THREE regions of Latin America
Mexico and Central America The Caribbean South America
500
Name the FIVE Great Lakes
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior