GEOGRAPHY I
The atmospheric conditions occurring at a given time & place
Weather
The average weather of a place over a long time-period
Climate
Moisture in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
Largest river basin on earth that covers 2,7 million square miles
Amazon Basin
In the movie Iron Man, what is Iron Man's real name?
Tony Stark
The world's driest desert located in northern Chile
Atacama
How long is the Amazon River?
4,000 miles
A system of mountain ranges & high plateaus that are 5,000 miles long covering the Western part of South America
Andes Mountains
Was the Portuguese navigator that landed on Brazil, discovering sugarcane & Brazilwood
Pedro Cabral
What is the name of the Cowboy in the Toy Story movies?
Woody
Country that created a monopoly on the slave trade through the 1500's
Portugal/ Portuguese
Continuous movement of air or water in the same direction
Currents
The % of the Amazon Rainforest that has been lost to deforestation
17%
Country that experienced a massive earthquake in 2010 killing 200,000 & leaving over 1 million people homeless
Haiti
What is the name of the Snowman in the movie Frozen?
Olaf
Conquistador that overthrew the Inca Empire & their leader Atahualpa while discovering the city of Lima
Francisco Pizzaro
Was the valuable port city on Cuba that the Spanish desired to have
Havana
Another name for governors in the Americas who represented the Spanish King & Queen
Viceroys
Is a greenhouse gas that results from human activities
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
What is the name of the girl in the movie 'The Sandlot' that Squints has a crush on?
Wendy Peffercorn
The exchange of plants, animals, crops, & diseases from Europe to Africa to the Americas & back
Columbian Exchange
The area covered by ice sheets & glaciers, permafrost & sea areas covered by ice
Cryosphere
Was signed between the Spanish & Portuguese to divide South America with the 'Line of Demarcation'
Treaty of Tordesillas
A nation that governs itself but is part of a larger country
Commonwealth
In the movie 'Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom', what body part/ organ is removed from the man that is eventually dropped into a lava pit?
His heart