Population
This country has the largest population currently.
India
_______________ means to move to a new country.
Immigrate
This river was so polluted from factory waste it actually caught on fire.
Cuyahoga River
I will show you the correct directions on a map. Never Eat Soggy Waffles.
Compass Rose
If you ask Brooks what her favorite class is she will most likely say
7th hour
The average home in Japan tends to be much smaller than the average home in the USA. Why is that?
the limited amount of land for building.
What were some of the cultural differences that the "Lost Boys" experienced when coming to the United States?
Different ways of celebrating Christmas, Americans are not as kind/outgoing, different technology, etc.
Rubber Tappers, Cattle Ranchers, Loggers, and Indigenous people are competing for use of natural resources in this location
Amazon Rainforest
I am use to measure distances on a map.
Map Scale
Brooks has to be careful how she counts in 2nd hour because a large portion of her students are in this cult.
6-7
What two data points do we look at to determine if a nations population is growing or declining?
Birth Rate & Death Rate
Brain drain is
loss of skilled workers who move to other countries
A project that is estimated to cost over one billion dollars is designed to keep this invasive species out of the Great Lakes.
Asian Carp
The zone between the tropic of cancer and the arctic circle are known as
Temperate Zone
In 5th hour we broke out an old classic from the Sound of Music, which has the same name as one of our classmates
Maria
China has over 1 billion people. This led to difficulties supplying electricity to its population. In order to solve this, China built the largest dam in the world called
The Three Gorges Dam
What locations in the United States have the largest number of immigrants?
Major cities such as LA, NYC, Chicago, Miami, Houston.
What caused the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
Dams were built to divert water from the Aral Sea in order to water crops, specifically cotton. It was an epic failure.
This imaginary line, located mostly along the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, is where the date changes by one day when crossed.
International Date Line
At first Brooks thought they were joking. However reality set in when the entire first hour circled around Brooks to watch them eat ______ for teachers appreciation week.
A Deviled Egg
Population divided by arable land.
Physiologic population density.
Payments (money) sent by immigrants to family members in their home country are called _________________.
Remittance
These two dams broke in Michigan causing major flooding and destroying many homes and businesses.
Edenville and Sanford Dams
This ocean has been recently recognized. You wont find it in your textbook.
Southern Ocean
Brooks must have told a story to 6th hour about this starchy tuberous vegetable. A student even wrote her a poem about it.
Potato