Vocab: Part 1
Vocab Part 2
Place
United States: General Knowledge
Canada: General Knowledge
100

What is the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time?

Climate

100

What is the study of human and non-human features of Earth?

Geography

100

How many regions are in the United States?

5

100

What is another name for the section of states in the middle of North America?

"The Lower 48" or "The Continental United States"

100

What two things are Canada’s regions defined by?

Geography and Climate

200

What vocab word does moderate mean in relation to weather?

Temperate

200

What is the amount of rain, snow, slet, or hail that falls in an area?

Precipitation

200

How many TERRITORIES are in Canada?

3

200

Which two states are not included in the Lower 48?

Alaska and Hawaii

200

What is the massive, rocky area dotted with thousands of lakes known as?

The Canadian Shield

300

What is the process of moving from one area to another?

Migration

300

What is an area with limited vegation called?

Tundra

300

How many PROVINCES are in Canada?

10

300

What is the most common type of natural disaster in the United States?

Flooding

300

What has an important effect on where people decide to live in Canada?

Climate

400

What are cities that are geographically close together known as?

Metropolitan Areas

400

What is soil that never thaws?

Permafrost

400

What is an example of a physical feature in the United States?

Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, etc. 

400

Name a resource and a job it creates.

Fish-Fisherman, Oil-Mining, Timber-Lumberjacks, etc. 

400

Name a resource and a job it creates.

Fish-Fisherman, Oil-Mining, Timber-Lumberjacks, Hydroelectric Dams-Engineering, etc.

500

What is the the number of people who live in one area?

Population Density

500

What is an area where waters mix and stir up nutrients from the ocean floor?

Mixing Zone

500

What is an example of a physical feature in Canada?

Canadian Shield, Canadian Cordillera, Artic Archipelago, etc. 

500

Name a problem and what it causes.

Littering-Pollution

Cutting down trees-Deforestation

Resource Use-Depletion

500

Name a problem and what it causes.

Overdeveloped Hydroelectric Plants-Pollution

Extraction of Too Many Minerals-Overuse

Cutting down Forests-Deforestation