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What stage of the Demographic Transition model has an extremely high birth and death rate? (1)
High Stationary (Stage 1)
This line of longitude, located at 180 degrees, is opposite the Prime Meridian and is known for marking the change of calendar days.
What is the international dateline
This is the term for the zero-degree line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England.
What is the Prime meridian
This massive sculpture features the faces of four U.S. presidents carved into a mountainside in South Dakota.
What is MT Rushmore
What is a Refugee? (17)
A person who is forced to leave home due to dire threats to their well being
This massive statue overlooks Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
What is Christ the Redeemer?
How do Pull Factors influence people to migrate? (15)
Pull factors are ones which attract people to go to another country
This continent has the most countries.
What is Africa
A large area of flat or gently rolling land, often found in the interior regions of continents.
What is a Plain
Describing Paris as "north of the Mediterranean Sea" is an example of this type of location.
What is relative location
What stage of the Demographic Transition model has an extremely high birth and a slowly declining death rate? (2)
Early Expanding (Stage 2)
This climate zone is characterized by hot temperatures year-round and significant rainfall, supporting dense forests near the Equator.
What is the tropical rainforest climate?
This climate zone has mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers, typical of regions like Southern California
What is Mediterranean
This ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans.
What is The Arctic Ocean
This city serves as the capital of Colombia.
What is Bogota?
A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts and near lakes and oceans.
What is a Dune?
What are some examples of Pull Factors? (16)
Pull factors include better economic opportunities (jobs) or the connection of family/ethnic groups in another country pulling migrants to go live there
This landlocked country in South America has two capital cities: La Paz and Sucre.
What is Bolivia
This country has the longest coastline in Europe.
What is Norway
Why does the United States need undocumented immigrants? (26)
Undocumented immigrants often do jobs such as meat packing, crop picking and construction jobs which are low paying and most Americans are unwilling to work at.
This term describes the number of people living per unit of area, often per square kilometer or mile.
What is an evacuee? (18)
A person who temporarily leaves their home due to an imminent threat
This body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Iran.
What is the Persian Gulf?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, surrounded by water on two sides.
What is an isthmus
Why are many people anti-refugee? (19)
Refugees can put a strain on the government due to the need to use resources and government services on them & people often fear that these new people will negatively affect the culture and society they live in