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1st 9 Weeks Test Flashcards

1
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What is the land area of Latin America?

A

8 million square miles

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2
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What percentage of Earth does Latin America cover?

A

16%

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3
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What does the Sierra Madre Occidental/Oriental form?

A

Sierra Madre del Sur

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4
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What are cordilleras?

A

Parallel ranges of mountains

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5
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Where is Patagonia?

A

Southern Argentina

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6
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Where are the worlds finest emeralds found?

A

Colombia

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7
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Which two Latin American countries are leading oil producers?

A

Mexico and Venezuela

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8
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What is the largest lake in Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

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9
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Which country is the worlds leading exporter of copper?

A

Chile

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10
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What is a canopy?

A

Continuos layer of leaves at the top of trees

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11
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What is unique about animal life in the rain forest?

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More species of plants and per square mile than anywhere else

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12
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What affects the climates of Latin America the most?

A

Elevation

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13
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What is unique about the Atacama Desert?

A

It has never rained in some places

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14
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What is Spanish for “cold land?” What crops grow here?

A

Tierra fria. Potatoes and Barley

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15
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What is Spanish for “hot land?” What crops grow here?

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Tierra caliente. Bananas, sugar, rice, and cacao

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16
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What is Spanish for “temperate land?” What crops grow here?

A

Tierra templada. Coffee and corn

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17
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Mountains in Latin America

A

Sierra Madre, Central Highlands, Andes

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18
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How far do the Rocky Mountains extend( from what states)?

A

3000 miles. NM to AK

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19
Q

Which US state is first in natural gas reserves?

A

Texas

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20
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What are North America’s oldest mountains and the continents second longest mountain range?

A

Rocky Mountains

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21
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Why is New York City’s Manhattan Island important?

A

The trading system

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22
Q

What percentage of the earths surface the US and Canada cover?

A

12%

23
Q

Which state is composed of volcanic mountaintops

A

Hawaii

24
Q

What is a major source Hydro electric power for the US and Canada?

A

Niagara Falls

25
Q

How were the Great Lakes formed?

A

Glaciers

26
Q

Where is the majority of oil and natural gas reserves located in Canada?

A

Alberta

27
Q

What is the world’s largest island?

A

Greenland

28
Q

List some of the deserts in North America.

A

Mohave, Great Salt Lake, Death Valley

29
Q

What is the name of the US epidemic during the 1930s that destroyed many crops and caused numerous agricultural problem?

A

Dust bowl

30
Q

Explain Canada’s abundance of minerals.

A

Canada contains 28% of the worlds 18% of copper , 14% of gold,12% of silver

31
Q

What is significant about the continental divide?

A

Water to the west of the divide flows towards the Pacific ocean. Water to the east flows to the Mississippi river

32
Q

How many miles does the Mississippi River flow? Which state does the Mississippi River begin in? How many square miles does it drain and how many US states are drained as a result?

A

2350 miles. Began in Minnesota. 1.2 mi.² are drained. Drains 31 states

33
Q

Describe the Mayans

A

Skilled and calculated the orbit of the earth in 365 days

34
Q

Describe the Aztecs

A

Built artificial islands

35
Q

Describe the Incas

A

Used a rope with knotted cords to communicate

36
Q

How did Spain govern the colonies?

A

By appointing viceroys

37
Q

What was the first Latin American country to get rid of European rule? Who led this revolt?

A

Haiti. Francois Toussaint L’Overture

38
Q

Which country was the only one to gain independence without a revolution

A

Brazil

39
Q

What did protestant missionaries build in Latin America?

A

Hospitals, schools, colleges

40
Q

Why the literacy rate improving?

A

Free education

41
Q

Why is life often centered on in Latin America?

A

Family

42
Q

What is the national sport for most Latin American countries

A

Soccer

43
Q

How many inches per year do the plates in the earth move?

A

4

44
Q

How many miles is the earth from the sun

A

93,000

45
Q

What is the diameter of the earth

A

8000 miles

46
Q

What is the mantle made of

A

Silicon oxygen aluminum and iron

47
Q

What does geographia mean? Why do we study geography?

A

Earth Study. To learn more about the earth and what it’s like

48
Q

What is autocracy?

A

One person is in control

49
Q

What is oligarchy?

A

A group of people rule

50
Q

Name totalitarian dictators

A

Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin

51
Q

How does direct democracy work?

A

The people vote directly for their leaders

52
Q

What is the oldest and most common form of government

A

Autocracy

53
Q

How does a representative function?

A

People elect representatives who then elect who the people want

54
Q

What type of economy states that the govt owns or directs the means of production and controls the distribution of goods?

A

Command economy

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