Question | Answer |
Beach Bend park would show which theme of geography about Bowling Green? | Place |
The region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience a hurricane. | The Southeast region. |
There are many desert areas in the Southwest is an example of | Region |
Region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience an earthquake? | West Region |
Bowling Green is located between Nashville and Louisville is an example of this? | Relative Location |
Imaginary lines on the earth that go east to west | Latitude lines |
The center of the United States that is a flat grassland that contains Tornado Alley | The Great Plains |
WBKO would be an example of which theme of geography? | Movement |
The region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience a hurricane. | Southeast Region |
Imaginary lines on the earth that go north to south | Longitude lines |
The river that is an important part of trade linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean | St. Lawrence River |
The U.S. river that is largest by volume | Mississippi River |
First created in 1492 and shows correct size and location of landmasses | Globe |
One way that connects Regions together is this weather concept | Climate |
Oil platforms can most likely be found in this body of water | Gulf of Mexico |
Used to measure absolute location on the Earth | Latitude and Longitude |
The theme of movement helps explain this | Why many different languages are spoken in American cities |
This river in the Southwest U.S. helps form part of the U.S./Mexico border | Rio Grande |
How do you find the degree of increments of latitude lines on a world map without them marked? | You count the number of lines of longitude from the prime meridian to the outside edge of the map and divided the number into 180. |
The Corvette Assembly plant and the Corvette would show which them of geography best? | Place - What is Bowling Green like? It's the only place the Corvette is made. |
Religious Freedom could be considered this | A pull factor |
West, Northwest, Southwest, South Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, North are what? | Regions of the United States |
Breadbasket, Tornado Alley, Plains,
Are nicknames for which region in the U.S. | Midwest |
Building basements, early warning systems, and having emergency kits are ways people do what? | Adapt in areas that have large numbers of tornadoes |
Evacuate, board up windows, build houses higher off the ground are ways people do what? | Adapt in areas that large amount of hurricanes |
Build buildings on “swaying” foundations, attach items to walls, build shorter buildings are ways people do what? | Adapt in areas that have earthquakes |
Build steeper roofs, have snow plows, wear warming clothing, have more insulation in their homes are examples of what? | Ways people adapt in areas that get lots of snow during the winter. |
Most major business cities in the U.S. Are located in these types of locations. | On major water sources. |
I belonged to the poor class. I had to go out and earn my bread at the age of eight. No hope of saving anything in case of illness. I got a ticket from my two brothers who had managed to get to America. What are the push/pull factors in this story? | Push - Poverty, hunger, fear of illness.
Pull - Freedom, being with her family. Hope of a better life. |
The company that your mom works for shut down. This could become a what? | A Push Factor |
Which two hemispheres is the United States located in? | Northern and Western hemispheres |
What is most often the major factor in determining where people choose to settle? | Being close to a source of water. |
What is a delta? | It is a rich area of land that the flat where the mainstream splits up into several smaller streams. |