Review Questions for Chapter 12 section 1

1) Why can Europe be called "a peninsula of peninsulas"?
Europe is a large peninsula stretching to the west if Asia; Europe itself has many smaller peninsulas, so it is sometimes called a "peninsula of peninsulas".

2) What European islands are located in North Atlantic?  In the Mediterranean Sea?
Scandinavian and Jutland peninsulas are located in the North Atlantic; Italian and Balkan peninsulas are located in the Mediterranean Sea.

3) How do mountains and uplands affect life in Europe?
Mountains and uplands are viewed as walls because they separate groups of people. They make trade of goods and ideas rather difficult. There landforms also affect climate.

4) The Alps arc across what countries or places?
The Alps are across France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the northern Balkan Peninsula.

5) The Pyrenees are located where?
The Pyrenees are located near France, Spain, and Portugal.

6) Where does the Danube flow?
The Danube flows through the heart of Europe from west to east, touching 9 countries and links Europeans to the Black Sea.

7) How are rivers used in Europe?
The rivers are used to transport goods between coastal harbors and the inland region, aiding economic growth.

8) What is the most important plain in Europe?
The most important plain in Europe is the Northern European Plain.

9) Why is it important?
It's one of the most fertile agricultural regions of the world. Relatively flat, this plain is very desirable agricultural land that has produced vast quantities of food over the centuries.

10) How are the landforms of Europe both an advantage and disadvantage?
An advantage of landforms is agricultural and a disadvantage of these landforms are an easy advantage for invaders to allow armies to invade Europe.

11) How did natural resources help Europe to become industrialized?
Europe has took their resources of oil and natural gas became a major source of petroleum for the world.

On the blank map that I will give you locate the following:

1) The Black Sea
2) The Mediterranean Sea
3) The Danube River
4) The Rhine
5) The Alps
6) The Pyrenees
7) The Northern European Plains

Review Questions for the FINAL!

1) Know the five themes of Geography and give examples

Location, Human-Interactions, Movement, Place, and Region.

2) Name three types of maps and give examples of each

Physical, Political, and Thematic maps.

Types of Landforms, location of earth's surface, and resources.

3) What is the difference between longitude and latitude

Longitude is the lines going from north to south, and latitude is the lines going from east to west.

4) What is the prime meridian; what is the equator

The prime meridian and the equator are located in the middle of the earth, going around. They are the lines showing where everything is equal in temp, and climate.

5) What are three types of thematic maps

Qualitative, cartograms, and flow-line maps.

6) How are small-scale maps different than large-scale maps

Small-scale maps show an area in greater detail whereas large-scale maps show an area in not so much detail.

7) Describe the hydrologic cycle

The hydrologic cycle is the continous circulation of water between the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth. 

8) What causes earthquakes?

Ring of fire, or the plates under the earth's surface colliding or sliding past each other.

9) What is the continental drift theory?

That all the continents were once all together called Panega, until they broke apart and created is now earth.

10) What is El Nino?

El Nino is a natural change in the climate is cause by the warming of the waters off the west coast of South America.

11) What are the major factors that cause weather?

Water vapor, cloud cover, landforms and bodies of water, elevation, and air movement.

12) What might be some causes of global warming?

The burning of fossil fuels and the deforestation of forests cause carbon to air borne into the atmosphere causing global warming.

13) What are the five basic climate regions?

Tropical, semiarid, desert, mediterranean, marine west coast, subarctic, tundra, and highlands.

14) How do ocean currents affect climate?

Ocean currents are like rivers flowing in the ocean. Moving in large circular systems, warm waters flow away from the equator toward the poles, and cold water flows back toward the equator.

15) What are four factors that influence climate?

Wind currents, ocean currents, zones of latitude, elevation, and topography.

16) What is the greenhouse effect?

The theory of global warning; trapping too much carbon into the atmosphere, that the earth can hold all of it.

17) How many languages exist in the world?

3,000 to 6,500 languages spoken in the world.

18) List four types of governments?

Democracy, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Communism.

19) Where does the majority of the world's population live?

Majority of the world's population live in Tokyo. (East)

20) What is a the world's population?

7.5 billion

21) What are some of the world's major religions?

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

22) List at least five things that make up culture.

Culture, language, race, government, and agriculture.

23) What is the Continental Divide?

Continents diving from Panega.

24) What are the most abundant natural resources in the United States and Canada?

Minerals, such as copper and iron, and timber.

25) Which climates are found in the United States but not in Canada?

Desert, tropical, are some climates found in the U.S., but not in Canada.

26) How did settles of the United States and Canada overcome the distances across the continent? Canada is connected to Michigan which can make traveling a lot more easier for going to other states.

27) How did the United States become a world power?

The U.S. is abundant in resources, more people moving to the U.S., and the leading world power in government.

28) What was the Columbian Exchange?

The exchange of rare findings between the European and Natives.

29) What is representative democracy?

Democracy that has the people rule through whomever they vote to represent them.

30) Where do the majority of Americans live?

Majority of Americans live in cities.

31) What are some original music styles?  What are some influence U.S. art forms?

Jazz. Native Americans, African Americans, and other races/religions.

32) List the four subregions of the United States.

The North, the West, the South, and the Mid-East.

33) How did the French and Indian War change America?

34) How is Canada's federal government different from the federal government of the United States?

Canada has a prime minster and the U.S. has the president to represent them.

35) Where do most of Canadians live?

Along the border of the U.S.

36) What is Canada's work force like?  Within what industry sector do most Canadians work?

Canadians mostly work in manufacturing goods.

37) What is life like in Canada today?

Canadians love sports, outdoor hobbies, and are overall friendly people.

38)  What are the subregions of Canada?

The Altanic, Core, and Piarie Provinces.

39) What is Canada's largest export product?

Timer along with some minerals.

40) Which two languages and religions dominate Canadian culture?

French and English along with Christianity and Catholic. 

41) Why are the Prairie Provinces so important to the Canadian economy?

The Prairie Provinces hold the most land for raising cattle and farm lands.

42) How has geography affected settlement in Latin America?

Due to mountains or rough terrain some land area in Latin America are considered unusable.
(Along with deforestation)

43) What are the three major river systems in South America?

Amazon River, Orinoco River, and Parana River.

44) Why are three types of resources found in Latin America?

Timber, oil, and minerals. (goods, such as fruits)

45) What two countries does the Orinoco River drain?

Venezuela and Columbia.

46) What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in Central and South America?

Advantages of tourism are more money to improve economic growth, disadvantage is an huge gap between rich and poor.

47) What is the history of Mexico?

No one wanting a democracy government until late 1900s.

48) What two major cultures blend in Central America?

African and Native American.

49) What islands make up the Caribbean Islands?

The Greater and Lesser Atiles, Bahamas, and Jamaica.

50) What are the three reasons for poverty in Central America?

No jobs, companies buying land, and slums.

51) What forms of music have evolved in the Caribbean?

Regga and Claypso

52) What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

53) What crop did settlers first grow in Brazil and what effect did if have on the makeup of the population?

Sugarcane. Air pollution along with land being lost to grow sugar cane.

54) How do Brazil's rivers contribute to its wealth?

Rivers make transportion a lot more easier.

55) What is Brazil national language?

Portuguese

56) Where does Brazil rank in its economic power in the world?

5th rank in economic power in the world.

57) Why is the biodiversity of the rain forest important?

The rain forest holds plants that account for 121 of our drugs, and holds 80% of the world's diet.

58) Why is the rain forest an important global resource?

The rain forest holds 3000 fruits and more than 3000 spieces.

59) What is the largest city in Central America, South America, and the world?
Mexico City

60) Who were the Inca?

Native Americans that crossed the land bride connecting from Alaska to Siberia.

61) Why is the Panama Canal important?  How did it come into existence?

Panama Canal makes transportion easier and it became into existence by U.S. winning the independence war for Brazil.

62) What is the dominant vegetation in the amazon?

trees, shurbs, grasslands, forests, etc.

63) In a short essay (3/4 - 1 page long), discuss how you would balance competing demands on rain forest resources.
I would only take what we really need and not take more than we need; allowing the rain forest to have time to grow and reproduce more fruits. Before we run out of all the resources in the world and turn to the 3rd world, or just start artificially making our food and extinct most of the world's nature resources. I will not allow any company to buy off a rain forest for needs such as cutting trees or harvesting goods we have more than enough of. I will only allow companies that protect these forests to buy them off and make sure we aren't treating the forests with poor care. The world has developed so much that we are losing everything that we use to think of every day things. For example, trees, they are always there and we are use to seeing them there, but once they are all gone we will die and there will be no trees in sight.

What you need to know:

Maps - Fifty States, Provinces and Territories of Canada, Countries of Central and South America.

Physical Features - Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River, Mount Denali or Mckinley, Mckenzie River, Ohio River

South America - Amazon Rain Forest, Panama Canal, Andres Mountains, Orinoco River, Amazon River, Parana River, Pampas

Geography Questions

1) Describe the struggle for democratic government in Latin America.

Latin America has for many years been refusing or not developing into a democratic gov't due to not having enough support from the people. However, if the gov't cannot control the people, the mitiary gets sent in to seize power, limit freedom, and start a government called junta which is a ruling by a military general. The people of Lain America want a fair government, they want someone to represant them, but due to little support, that will never happen therefore giving more power to the current government and sending in forces to "take care" of "uncontrolled" people. To this day the struggle is still a losing battle.

2) How is the U.S. president different from a Caudillo?
There is nothing different about them in my point of view. They both get paid or are supported by wealthy people or companies; they also get the people involved, and represant their people.

Main Ideas pg. 247 and #4

A. What are some of the important resources of the rain forest?
Some important resources of the rain forest are exotic animals and plants that can hold cures to illness like cancer. (or medicinal plants.) Trees are also an important resource for they get a lot of carbon from the atmosphere.

B. What are some of the costs of the destruction of the rain forest?
Some of the costs of the destruction of the rain forest can be no fertil land. When farmers start destroying rain forests, the soil doesn't stay fertile for long, therefore when the soil is no longer good, the farmers move on to other ground; leading to more carbon in the atmosphere and no more rain forest.

C. What are some factors that might slow destruction of the rain forest?
Governments not allowing their economy to develope even more until there is some kind of balance restored or brought. Governments buying rain forest lands to save and persevere the forest (debt-for-nature-swap). No more farming on rain forest lands or any forest for that matter. No cutting down of the trees in the rain forests.

4. What might happen to the rain forest in the future?
There may be no more rain forests in the future, I say this because cutting down rain forests is like how we go fishing. It's already proven that by the year 2050 that there will be no fish at all, so I'm guessing if not that year then earlier that year we will have no more rain forests, then we would move on to plain forests and pretty soon after that no more trees! No trees to collect carbon from the atmosphere, therefore putting a higher risk of global warning even higher. God will not save us people! Pretty soon it would me like Dr. Sesus's book the Lorax. Save the trees people and save earth!

Questions for Review (for quiz on chapters 9-10

1)   What crop did settlers first grow in Brazil and what effect did it have on the makeup of the population? Sugar cane and causes most settlement in Brazil to be on the coast.

2)   How do Brazil’s rivers contribute to its wealth?
     Hydroelectric power.

3)   How large is Brazil’s economic power?
      Brazil is 7th in the world.

4)   What is Brazil’s religion and language?

      Brazil's population is mostly Catholic and the language is Portuguese.

5)   What have been some obstacles to democratic government in South America?

      Underdelevop economic, a lot of provetry, and a huge gap between rich and poor. 

6)   What is South America’s greatest economic success story (other than Brazil)?

      Chile, because they educate their people (lietarcy rate high), and good exports of goods.

7)   Who were the Inca?

      Descendants of people who may have crossed a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska.

8)   What major groups blended into the area of the Caribbean?
      African (because of the slaves) and European along with Native people.

9)   What are some major sources of income in the economies of Central America and the Caribbean? Tourism, exporting goods, gold and silver, and commerical farming.

10)                   What are some forms of music that have evolved in the region of the Caribbean? African , Spain, Caribbean music. (Reggae and Calypso)

11)                   Why is the Panama Canal important?  How did it come into existence?
                 Huge economic money maker, and makes trade and transportion a lot more quicker. Panama Canal came into existence due to U.S. winning the relvution and was rewarded with a 10 mille wide zone which was built into the Panama.

12)                   What is the largest city in Mexico?  In South America?  In the World?
                 Mexico=Mexico City, South America=Sane Poe, In the World=Tokyo.

13)                   What is the most important part of Mexico’s economy today?

                 Agriculture.

14)                   How have the Andes Mountains affected settlement in South America?

                 Pushes people to the east coast.

15)                   Why is the Amazon river important?

               Good trade route, and moves more water than the seven largest rivers combined.

16)                  What two countries does the Orinoco River drain?

                Venezula and Cloumbia.

17)                  What is the dominant vegetation of the Amazon river basin?

                Forest (Rain forests (trees))

18)                   What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of tourism to the South American community? Increase in jobs and differences between wealth and povtery, which causes slums of cities to appear. 

Review Questions (Main Ideas) 1-10 pg.214

Landforms and Resources (pg. 201-206)
1. How have the Andes Mountains affected settlement in South America?
The Andes Mountains are a barrier to movement into the interior, as a result more settlement has occurred along the eastern and northern coasts.

2. What are the two main purposes for which the plains and grasslands of the region are used?
Plains and grasslands are used for raising livestock and farming.

3. What are the three major island groups of the Caribbean?
The Greater Antilles, The Lesser Antilles, and The Bahamas are the three major island groups of the Caribbean.

4. What Caribbean island is rich in natural gas, and what impact has this had on the economy?
The Greater Antilles is rich in natural gas, and as a result, The Greater Antilles's economy has had a huge impact on it's land, by earthquakes and air pulltuion.

Climate and Vegetation (pg. 207-209)
5. In what part of the region are savannas most common?
Savannas are most common in tropical climate zones. (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina)

6. How do the vertical climate zones of Latin America affect agriculture?
Each climate zones contains certain vegetation due to the climate. So farmers can grow different types of vegetation in certain climate temps.

7. What is the dominant vegetation of the Amazon river basin?
The dominant vegetation in the Amazon river basin is forests or rain forests.

Human-Environment Interaction (pg. 210-213)
8. What is the main disadvantage of the slash-and-burn method of growing crops?
The soil is no loner fertil and nothing can grow there anymore; trees are needed to get rid of carbon in the air so the more trees are burned down the more carbon is left in the air providing more global warning.

9. What factors tend to pull people into the cities from their farms?
The "pull" factors include higher-paying jobs, better schools, and better medical care.

10. What are some of the disadvantages of tourism in the region?
An obvious gap between rich tourists and less well-off local residents; this has produced resentment and hostility in places such as Jamaica in the Caribbean and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Governments can run up large public debts by borrowing money to build tourist facilities.

Southern Country: Chile

1) What climate zones and vegetation exists in your country?
Chile has mediterranean, marine west coast, and desert climate. 
The vegetation consists of low shrubs, small trees, forests, and savanna.

2) Explain the important resources of the area.  Also any river systems, mountain systems, or plains that run through your country.
Chile has abundle of copper, nittrate, and timber; land farming; the Loa longest river system in Chile.

3) What do most people in your country do for a living?
Most people who live in rural areas work in fruit or fishing industries.

4) What is the largest city?
Santiago is the largest city.

5) What is the capital city?
Santiago is the capital of Chile.

6) Find a map and paste it in your blog. 

Chile

  



7)Does your country face any problems - economy (think Bolivia) or environmental (Brazi

l) or other?  

Education kids can only go to school to fifth grade, deforestion, voilence, acid rain, air pollution, waste martials, and sewer problems.