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MsuSpring13Iss315
ISS 315 Global Diversities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which is bigger in physical size, US or Canada | Canada |
| What natural resources are available in the US and Canada | Minerals, water, coal, trees |
| What percent is Canada’s population of the US population | 10 percent |
| What crops and animals were brought to North America as part of the Columbian exchange | wheat, cattle, horses |
| What is the population of the region(NA) | 340 million |
| What is the trend in farms in North America | Less farms but larger farms |
| Where is the Ogallala Aquifer located | Center of the US under the Great Plains |
| Where are the mountains located in North America | The appalachian highlands and the rocky mountain |
| What physiographic province has drowned rivers | Gulf Coastal plain |
| What causes acid rain | Chemical reaction between Sulfur and Nitrogen |
| Where is the marine west coast climate located in North America | West coast of US and Canada(North of SanFran in California, Oregon, Washington) |
| What area is located west of the piedmont | Appalachian Highland |
| What part of North America has continental mid-latitude climate | those similar to Columbus, Ohio |
| What part of North America has a tropical climate | southern tip of Florida |
| What area of North America contains tall native grasses | Great Plains |
| What happened to native peoples in North America after European colonization | 90% wiped out from disease Where do Hispanics live in the US |
| When did US immigration reach it’s highest level | 1990 to now |
| What are the 4 eras of the US city historical evolution | pedestrian/horsecar (1888), electric streetcar (1888-1920), automobile (1920-1945), and freeway (1945-present) |
| Currently where do most immigrants to the US come from | Mexico and Asia |
| The most recent new territory in Canada | Nunavet |
| What are new, self sufficient suburbs called | Edge cities |
| What is the Monroe Doctrine | 1824 Asserted US rights in the western hemisphere |
| About what percent of the US population lives in poverty | 15% live in |
| What is the most abundant fossil fuel in the US | coal |
| What was the result of the mechanization of agriculture in the 1940s | rural to urban migration |
| Why do people moved to the Sunbelt | Expanding economy(lower cost of living,recreation, air conditioning |
| What is the Truman Doctrine | gave US wider world role: The policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures(1998 |
| What European country most strongly rejects US culture | France |
| What factor that most significantly shaped the cities of the US | Transportation/Automobile |
| What is the population of Mexico | 114 million |
| What is subsidence as it relates to Mexico City | City is sinking because of water drawn out of aquifer, sunken 30 feet |
| What most threatens biodiversity in Latin America | Deforestation |
| What amount of the world’s species are located in the Amazon | 50% of earth’s species reside in |
| What is unique about the Amazon River as compared to other rivers | It’s the largest in the world |
| What is an Altiplano | Treeless elevated plain in Peru and Bolivia |
| What Latin American Country is most urbanized | Uruguay |
| Where is FARC located and what is it | Revolutionary armed Forces of Colombia |
| What Latin American country produces the most coffee | Brazil |
| Why are there less greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America | Fewer people |
| What is import substitution | Through tariffs to increase cost of importing so products are built in the country |
| After colonization, what was the size of the native population | 1650; 5 million 90% reduction |
| Amerindian group from the Valley of Mexico | Aztec |
| What is grassification | Conversion of tropical forest to pasture |
| Reasons for fewer number of children in Latin America | Declining total Fertility rates(TFRs) since 1980s |
| What is dependency theory | The expansion of European capitalism created Latin American condition of underdevelopment |
| Number of residents needed to be classified as a megacity | 10 million |
| Two largest cities in Latin America | Mexico City, San Paulo |
| What is a mestizo | Mixed ancestry(European and Indian) |
| Climate types in Latin America | A climates(tropical) some b |
| What country in Central America has the largest native population | Mexico |
| Example of a syncretic religion | Combination of two separate beliefs into one cohesive practice; i.e. Roman Catholic in Latin America |
| What was the goal of the Treaty of Tordesillas | Was to resolve conflict from two previous Papal Bulls; between spanish and Portuguese; Divided South America for years due to a conflict in how a league is measured |
| What is Mercosur | Economic agreement between Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil to promote free trade and travel of people |
| What are the countries in NAFTA | Canada, Mexico and the US |
| What is the name for Mexican assembly plants on the border with the US | Maquiladoras |
| What country in Latin America has the largest population | Brazil |
| What are the characteristics of squatter settlements | Makeshift housing on land not legally owned, in or near rapidly growing city |
| What is the principle cause of deforestation in the Caribbean | Sugarcane production early on, wood for cooking now |
| Where in the Caribbean is water pollution the worst | Puerto Rico, 50% of the coast line is unswimable. |
| Why is there very little commercial fishing in the Caribbean | Ecosystem is too varied and vibrant |
| How much forest cover is in Haiti | Most all is gone |
| What islands are in the Greater Antilles | Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispanyola (Domincan Republic and Haiti) |
| After emancipation where did plantation owners get workers | South and southeast Asia |
| Where would people from the Caribbean emigrate to | US and associated colonial powers |
| Where did a devastating earthquake occur in the Caribbean in 2010 | Haiti |
| Characteristics of Caribbean commercial agriculture | Plantation, monoculture |
| Caribbean countries with the lowest population growth rate | Cuba |
| What is the population of the Caribbean | 43 million |
| What are crops that are being substituted for plantation crops in the Caribbean | Tomatoes, okra, avocados and marijuana |
| Patterns of emigration from the Caribbean | Circular and chain |
| What is the advantage of offshore banking in the Caribbean | Offer speacialized services that are tax free and confidential |
| What are Maroon societies | Communities of runaway slaves |
| Where does the name “Caribbean” come from | Derived from the name of native peoples- Caribs |
| What is the political status of Puerto Rico | US commonwealth, US citizens but don’t pay federal taxes |
| What are plantations | Produce one crop for export, capital and skills are imported, “factory in the field”, northern European origins |
| How did Cuba obtain freedom from Spain | Spanish American War, help from Soviet Union |
| Why are there no squatter settlements in Cuba | Government housing |
| Which American President was responsible for the Panama Canal | President Roosevelt |
| How did the US acquire the US Virgin Islands | Bought from the Denmark in 1917 |
| What are remittances | Monies sent back home, important flow of capital |
| What country in the Caribbean has no diplomatic relations with the US | Cuba |
| What were the colonial powers in the Caribbean | French, English and Dutch were colonial powers in the |
| What is Creolization | Blending of African, European and Amerindian cultural elements(music,language) |
| Who are mulattos | Mix of white and African |
| What are the zones of altitudinal zonation in Latin America | Tierra caliente, Tierra templada, Tierra fria, Tierra helada. |
| Where is the Patagonia located | Southern tip of South America |
| What State has seen the greatest out migration since 2000 | California |
| circular migration | free flow migration between United States & Puerto Rico |
| Chain migration | Migration based on family ties with someone already in the country |
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