Unit 1
Planets are typically not solid and full of Gas.
What is Gas planet?
Largest country in Central America.
What is Mexico?
A long, narrow, deep inlet of sea between high cliffs.
What is fjord.
Dominant type of government in Northwestern Europe.
What is democracy?
The total number of continents.
What is 7?
Earth's inner most layer that is also the hottest in temperature.
What is Core?
The longest South American river that flows 4,000.
What is Amazon River?
Group of people who lived throughout Northern Europe.
What are Vikings?
A large mass of ice, snow and rock that slides down a mountain side.
What is avalanche.
(5x5) x (25x0)
What is 0?
Imaginary lines that run east to west but measure north or south
What is latitude?
Western mountain range in South America that peaks up to 13,000 miles in elevation.
What is Andes?
A non-native species that threatens ecosystems, habitats or other species.
What are invasive species?
Event beginning in the 1700s, with rapid, major change in the economy with introduction of power-driven machinery.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The largest US state in physical size.
What is Alaska?
Type of map that shows location, elevation or shape of Earth's land features.
What is physical map
Western Mexico is part of this and is where the most volcanic activity occurs.
What is the Ring of Fire?
Type of rain that damages lakes, streams, threatening plant and animal life.
What is acid rain?
War of power struggle between the US and Soviet Union after WWII.
What is the Cold War?
The most populated state in the US.
What is California?
Condition of the weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
One of the most important human-made waterways that allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What is Panama Canal?
The 5 countries that make up Northern Europe.
What are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark?
Unites much of Europe into one trading community.
What is European Union?
The second president of the US.
Who is John Adams?