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Geography Review
Regions and People of the Western Hemisphere
Question | Answer |
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How are globes different from maps? | Globes are three-dimensional. |
Longitude describes a point's position on the Earth's surface in relation to the: | prime meridian |
Absolute location of any point on earth can be found using: | the intersection of the lines of latitude and longitude |
What are typically used to define regions? | culture, landforms, and economics |
What does it mean to adapt to one's environment? | to use what is available |
Three cultural groups from the United States and Canada include: | The Arctic,Subarctic, and Northeast |
Three cultural groups of Latin America include: | The Andes, South American marginal region, and Caribbean |
Which two cultural groups were most affected by the introduction of the horse? | The Plains and Great Basin |
Push factors are _____________________. | reasons that people leave a place |
What makes up part of a person's culture? | food, clothing, and buildings learned behavior and belief systems social relationships, institutions, and orginizations |