Show:
5 Themes of Geo
Maps
Landforms
Latin America
North America
100
Is this an absolute or relative location: 402 E 3rd St, Leland, MS 38756
Absolute
100
What are the 3 types of maps?
Physical, Political, and Special Purpose
100
¾’s of the Earth’s surface is covered by this
Ocean
100
What is a mestizo?
A person of mixed indigenous and European ancestry
100
What are the 3 countries that make up North America?
Mexico, USA, Canada
200
Give me an example of human-environment interaction
?
200
What is the most popular map projection?
Robinson projection
200
Plains extending along the middle of United States
Great Plains
200
What does indigenous mean?
People native to a land (those who were there before Europeans colonized it)
200
What trade organization are the North American countries a part of? (must say the entire name for credit) What does it do?
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement Allows the 3 countries to trade without paying tariffs
300
The northeast is a region that is divided by political boundaries. True or False?
FALSE
300
What is a map projection?
A way of projecting the globe on a flat page
300
What is a large body of water surrounded by land?
A lake
300
What are 3 issues that Mexico faces?
Mex. City sinking, lack of petroleum, drug cartels
300
What are 3 things the US and Canada have in common?
Speak English, colonized by British, Native Americans first inhabitants, same geographic features, high standards of living
400
___________ looks at the physical characteristics and human characteristics of an area.
Place
400
What is the oldest and most distorted map projection still used?
Mercator projection
400
What is the group of mountains on the east side of the United States and Canada?
Appalachian Mountains
400
What is the name of the large, poor neighborhoods in Brazil?
Favelas
400
What is the dominant religion in Canada?
Roman Catholicism
500
List 3 ways in which ideas move
TV, Radio, Magazines, Phone, Computers, etc.
500
This type of map shows political boundaries or regions created by people
Physical map
500
What is the largest peninsula in the United States?
Alaska
500
What is urbanization?
The growth of urban areas caused by migration of groups from rural areas
500
How is Canada organized?
Into territories and provinces