Climate
Europe
Foundations of Wealth
Geography Basics
South America
100
Long-term pattern of weather in a particular area, typically averaged over the course of 30 years.
What is climate?
100
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What are the Alps?
100
A place where goods are exchanged.
What is a market?
100
The study of the Earth and the way people live on it and use it.
What is geography?
100
The Andes Mountains run through many countries in South America. How might this mountain range affect those countries (transportation, climate, agriculture, settlement)?
Windy roads, terrace farming, sparse population, etc.
+ 500 points
200
Atmospheric conditions at a particular location during a short period of time.
What is weather?
200
The most common Southern European climate zone.
What is Mediterranean?
200
Devices that make energy more effective.
What are machines?
200
An imaginary line measuring degrees North or South of the equator.
What is latitude?
200
The language spoken in Brazil.
What is Portuguese?
300
The climate zone you may find in the rainforest.
What is tropical wet?
300
Scandinavian warriors and pirates who were known for exploring and trading.
Who were the Vikings?
300
A mechanism that makes it easier to exchange things, store value, and measure worth.
What is money?
300
Maps can show physical features, political boundaries, population density, and more. Why is it important to use many types of maps? How could relying on only one kind of map lead to misunderstandings about that place?
+ 500 points
300
The largest rainforest in the world.
What is the Amazon?
400
List 3 climate zones.
Tropical wet, Tropical wet & dry, Semi-arid/steppe, Desert/arid, Mediterranean, Humid subtropical, Marine West Coast, Humid continental, Subarctic/taiga, Icecap, Highland/alpine, Tundra
400
Many European countries share borders with lots of neighbors. How does this closeness influence cooperation or conflict between countries? How could physical features like mountains or rivers help reduce or increase these interactions?
Trading, wars, friendships, etc.
+ 500 points
400
Focusing on one skill or part of the process to create surplus.
What is specialization?
400
An imaginary line measuring East or West of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
400
Two crucial animals in South America from the "camelid" group.
What are llamas and alpacas?
500
Why might 2 regions at the same latitude have very different climates? What geographic factors could cause those differences?
Elevation, topography, wind currents, etc.
+ 500 points
500
The two major mountain ranges separating Western and Southern Europe.
What are the Pyrenees and the Alps?
500
An economic strategy implemented to achieve a surplus.
What is the division of labor?
500
Name the Five Themes of Geography.
What are Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region?
500
Name one ancient Central or South American civilization.
Who were the Inca, Maya, Aztec, or Olmec?