Questions

Question 1

movement

Answer 1

WHY did people move there. way people get from place to place

Question 2

region

Answer 2

NOW is the place similar and different to other places

Question 3

Location

Answer 3

WHERE is it? where something is located

Question 4

Human / enviorment interaction

Answer 4

WHO attends the enviorment? relationship between people and the enviorment

Question 5

Place

Answer 5

WHAT is it like there? pysical and cultural characteristicw

Question 6

what is on a physical map?

Answer 6

Physical features on earths surface

Question 7

What are the two external forces shaping the earth and how they are different?

Answer 7

1. weathering - wearing away of rocks. breaks down rocks
2. Erosion - wearing away of earths surface

Question 8

the water cycle is when there is a continuous circulation between:

Answer 8

atmosphere, oceans, earth

Question 9

mountains can influence climate through________________________

Answer 9

orographic effect ( rainshadow )

Question 10

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called __________________

Answer 10

weather

Question 11

what factors affect climate

Answer 11

atmosphere, sun, ocean current, wind, topography

Question 12

population density refers to what?

Answer 12

average number of people per square mile

Question 13

be able to define and give examples of push pull factors?

Answer 13

push - include poor medical care, poor education and low paying jobs
pull - include higher paying jobs, better schools and better medical care

Question 14

what are the three types of economy?

Answer 14

1. Markey economy - people freely choose what to buy and sell
2. traditional - people make goods for family or villages in exchange for money
3. Command economy - government decides what to produce and what to charge ( communism, Dictatoship)

Question 15

what factors influence culture?

Answer 15

education , region, food and shelter, relationship to family and others , creature expression, political, security

Question 16

a country with a high literacy rate, High GNP, and high per capita income is known as a ___________________ country

Answer 16

advanced

Question 17

what does the acronym NAFTA stand for and describe it

Answer 17

North American Free Trade Agreement — tariff free trade across the borders of canada, US, and Mexico

Question 18

what event ended the early cultures of Latin America?

Answer 18

spanish conquest

Question 19

which country has the largest portuguese speaking population

Answer 19

brazil

Question 20

what is a major cause of poverty and unrest in south America?

Answer 20

unequal distribution

Question 21

a great majority of Latin Americans are what religion

Answer 21

Roman Catholic

Question 22

The examples fo human enviorment interaction in Latin America were how the Aztecs used floating islands called ______________________ and the incas used ______________________

Answer 22

chinampas ; step terrace farming

Question 23

what is the chief characteristic of a navigable river?

Answer 23

wide and deep enough to allow to pass through

Question 24

The Euro, introduced in 1999 is ______________________

Answer 24

european currency

Question 25

what are some of the europes best soil found

Answer 25

norhtern plain

Question 26

which country is not part of the island of great britain, but is part of the united Kingdom

Answer 26

northern irland

Question 27

why was it necessary to standardize time zones?

Answer 27

to make things more efficient

Question 28

what is the european union

Answer 28

the early economic association fo the benelux countries planted the seeds that led to EU

Question 29

why is english , french, spanish, and so many other languages common to southeast asia

Answer 29

because of colonization by european countries

Question 30

which language is spoken by the largest number of indian people

Answer 30

Hindi

Question 31

according to hindu beliefs which river is sacred and brings life to its people

Answer 31

ganges river

Question 32

the jews and muslims based their religion on _____________, the belief in one god

Answer 32

Monotheism

Question 33

muslims pay close attention to the rules of islam set down in the holy book called ?

Answer 33

Quaran ( Koran)

Question 34

overgrazing and over farming caused what natural phenomenon in North Africa

Answer 34

desertification

Question 35

what are the three common religious in Africa

Answer 35

Islam, Christianity, and Animism

Question 36

the three major economic activities in africa are subsistence farming, commercial farming, and ____________________

Answer 36

Tourism

Question 37

why do so many african countries speak english as their official language

Answer 37

colonization by europeans

Question 38

into what body of water does the Nile River empty into?

Answer 38

Mediterranean Sea