Readings
True or False: Before industrialization, large cities and modern inventions, humans had never migrated before.
False: Migration still happened because of resources and climate.
What is it called when someone migrates to a new country?
Immigration.
Four time zones - Eastern, Mountain, Pacific, Central.
How do you spell Ms. A's name?
A-M-I-N-A-T-A.
What do the thirteen stripes on the American flag represent?
The thirteen colonies.
Rural, urban, and suburban are all terms used to describe what?
Communities, areas where people live.
Name the four reasons someone may migrate (hint: they are the names of our four units)
True or False: Our changing climate and its effects are currently strong enough to cause people to migrate.
True.
What is the name of the weekly homework packet given to you?
In The Loop.
What continent has the most countries?
Africa.
In the 1800s to mid 1900s, most immigrants in America came from what continent?
Europe.
What are the two factors that cause migration called?
Push and pull.
What symbol on maps represents the four cardinal directions?
Compass rose.
Name at least three minigames we've played together in class so far.
Wordle, OpenGuessr, Strands, Contexto, Connections, Spelling Bee.
What country has won the most World Cups in the soccer tournament's history?
Brazil.
What does a green card do?
Allows a foreigner to live and work permanently in America.
What is it called when someone *leaves* their home country?
Emigration.
What are the two different map projections we covered in this class?
Mercator projection and Peters projection.
What college did Mr. Phil attend?
Quinnipiac University.
What large continent in prehistoric times broke apart and gave us our seven continents today?
Pangea.
What is Easter Island an example of?
Overpopulation and the overuse of local resources.
How many immigrants are currently living in America today? Answer will be considered correct within a range of 5 million.
Roughly 50 million.
What are the purposes of the Mercator map projection and Peters map projection?
Mercator projection is good for navigation. Peters projection is good for size accuracy of continents and countries.
What are the names of Mr. Phil's two cats?
Tortellini and Rigatoni.
What country has the longest-lasting monarchy/royal family still this day?
Japan.