Geography
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Stuff you need to know
Potpurri
100

The Mississippi River flows into this 

Gulf of Mexico

100

The 2 parts of Congress are - 

House of Representatives and Senate

100

A chain of islands is an 

Archipelago

100

a good carried out of the country 

export
100

A ban on trade is called an 

embargo

200

This Mountain Range is in the Eastern United States

Appalachian

200

A person who has complete control over a country is a 

dictator 

200

A narrow body of water between 2 large land areas is a 

strait 

200

a good carried into a country 

import

200

the world coming closer together globally is known as 

globalization 

300

This river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean 

St. Lawrence River

300

The government type of Cuba is 

Communism 

300

a small piece of land between 2 large land areas is an 

isthmus 

300

A person who starts a business 

entrepreneur 

300

a tax on imported goods is a 

tariff

400

The sea that is around Jamaica, Dominican Republic and the eastern portion of Mexico is

Caribbean Sea

400
A government with rights and voting is a 

democracy 

400

A human made waterway is called a 

canal 

400

A territory of the United States is 

Mr. Saettele will judge

400

the capitol of Mexico is 

Mexico City

500

This is in between Russia and Alaska

Bering Strait 

500

The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution are the 

Bill of Rights 

500

These are named after Amerigo Vespucci 

North and South America

500

The document that sets up how the U.S. government is run

Constitution 

500

The lower 48 states are known as the _________ states 

contiguous