Geography Study Guide
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| Beach Bend park would show which theme of geography about Bowling Green? | Place
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| The region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience a hurricane. | The Southeast region.
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| There are many desert areas in the Southwest is an example of | Region
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| Region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience an earthquake? | West Region
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| Bowling Green is located between Nashville and Louisville is an example of this? | Relative Location
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| Imaginary lines on the earth that go east to west | Latitude lines
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| The center of the United States that is a flat grassland that contains Tornado Alley | The Great Plains
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| WBKO would be an example of which theme of geography? | Movement
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| The region of the U.S. that is most likely to experience a hurricane. | Southeast Region
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| Imaginary lines on the earth that go north to south | Longitude lines
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| The river that is an important part of trade linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean | St. Lawrence River
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| The U.S. river that is largest by volume | Mississippi River
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| First created in 1492 and shows correct size and location of landmasses | Globe
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| One way that connects Regions together is this weather concept | Climate
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| Oil platforms can most likely be found in this body of water | Gulf of Mexico
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| Used to measure absolute location on the Earth | Latitude and Longitude
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| The theme of movement helps explain this | Why many different languages are spoken in American cities
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| This river in the Southwest U.S. helps form part of the U.S./Mexico border | Rio Grande
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Religious Freedom could be considered this | A pull factor
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| West, Northwest, Southwest, South Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, North are what? | Regions of the United States
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| Breadbasket, Tornado Alley, Plains, Are nicknames for which region in the U.S. | Midwest
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| Building basements, early warning systems, and having emergency kits are ways people do what? |
Adapt in areas that have large numbers of tornadoes
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| Evacuate, board up windows, build houses higher off the ground are ways people do what? | Adapt in areas that large amount of hurricanes
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| Build buildings on “swaying” foundations, attach items to walls, build shorter buildings are ways people do what? | Adapt in areas that have earthquakes
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| 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.
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| Most major business cities in the U.S. Are located in these types of locations. | On major water sources.
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| 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.
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| The company that your mom works for shut down. This could become a what? | A Push Factor
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| Which two hemispheres is the United States located in? | Northern and Western hemispheres
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| What is most often the major factor in determining where people choose to settle? | Being close to a source of water.
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| What is a delta? | It is a rich area of land that the flat where the mainstream splits up into several smaller streams.
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