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Unit 1-5 Adv. WorGeo

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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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