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Unit 1-5 Adv. WorGeo
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do hurricanes erode? | Lithosphere |
| What does El Nino do to the water? | Make it warmer |
| What does El Nino do to the climate? | Makes it dry |
| What does Converging Tectonic Plates make? | Mountains |
| What does the Rain Shadow Effect do to the Windward Side? | Makes rain and vegetation |
| What does the Rain Shadow Effect do to the Leeward Side? | Creates dry and deserted climate |
| What 2 natural disasters happens at the Ring of Fire? | Earthquakes and Volcanoes |
| What other disaster happens at the Ring of Fire? | Tsunami |
| The process of wind or water altering the lithosphere, and causing the earth’s material to be transported is... | Erosion |
| The Earth's tilt and orbiting around the sun causes... | Seasons |
| What is formed due to deposition/erosion (movement of earth’s material) caused by the water that flows from a river. | River delta |
| Why did Ancient River Valley Civilizations settle near rivers? | Rivers make the land fertile, which allows for crops to grow and people to have food to eat. These rivers were also used to transport goods. |
| What does a low birth rate cause? | Decrease in population |
| What does Overpopulation cause? (MAJOR) | Food shortages |
| What does a high birth rate in a less develop country cause? | Overpopulation |
| Where does Buddhism originate from? | India |
| How did Buddhism spread? | Silk Road |
| What is Buddhism an example of? | Cultural Diffusion |
| (5 Pillars of Islam) Rule #1 | Only believe in one god |
| What god do Islamic people worship? | Allah |
| (5 Pillars of Islam) Rule #2 | Pray 5 times a day |
| (5 Pillars of Islam) Rule #3 | Give to the poor |
| (5 Pillars of Islam) Rule #4 | Fast during Ramadan |
| (5 Pillars of Islam) Rule #5 | Visit the Mecca once in your life |
| A SUBWAY is a example of... | Functional Region |
| A POLITICAL MAP is a example of... | Formal Region |
| THE BIBLE BELT is a example of... | Perceptual Region |
| What does the St. Lawrence Seaway have? | Electronic Dam |
| The St. Lawrence Seaway Dam creates... | Renewable Energy |
| Which two countries trade on the St. Lawrence Seaway, which also has to do something with NAFTA | Canada and USA |
| Why is the eastern US more populated than the west? | The east coast has the Atlantic ocean and major rivers. This allows more opportunities for vegetation and transportation |
| Why is the western US less populated than the east? | The west coast deals with the Rain shadow effect, which causes an arid/desert-like climate for most of the west |
| What are NAFTA's benefits? | Trade and Economic Growth |
| Which three countries are involved with the NAFTA agreement? | Canada, Mexico, USA |
| A society that has already undergone industrialization is a... | Postindustrial Society |
| What type of economy does Canada have? | Mixed Economy |
| What happens in a Mixed Economy? | The government has more power than the people, but they do allow aspects of free enterprise |
| What caused many Native Americans to die? | Diseases |
| What caused the increase in the Old World's population? | The New World's crops |
| What climate change does El Nino make? | Droughts and Floods |
| Who was Augusto Pinochet? | A dictator who used his military to control his people |
| What type of government ended at the end of WWI? | Absolute Monarchy |
| What type of migration did the Jews face during the Holocaust | Ethnic and Religious |
| What is Poldering? | the process of building dams and dikes to block off water and drain the water for the land |
| Why do you build polders? | Economic Benefits |
| What type of government do the US and the EU have? | Democracy |
| How does the US and EU have a similar type of government? | Their people vote for the government officials |
| What are the Benefits for being in the EU? | Access to European Markets and less trade restrictions, along with solving other countries issues. |
| What level of development does the EU bring to a country? | Greater Development |
| Why is the Population in Europe more denser near coastlines? | The access of resources that come from rivers and the ocean. |
| Why are more Europeans near rivers? | Rivers make the soil fertile, which allows the population to grow crops and feed themselves. |
| Why are more Europeans near the ocean? | Being closer to the ocean also allows for a better climate. |
| What does the EU stand for? | European Union |
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