I Want to Live There!

I Pledge Allegiance…To Canada?

Getting’ Physical (Geography)

Historically Speaking

Yo Habla…Spanish?

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I Want to Live There: 2 Points

The Answer Is :False: it is because natural obstaclesGreatly restrict where people live

The Question Is :True or False: The primary reason that the Earth’s population is unevenly distributed is that, in order to survive, people must live near a body of water.

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The Answer Is :No, because of the rich soil

The Question Is :Were settlers originally attracted to the South because of the relatively flat landscape? If not, why were they? Stop!

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I Want to Live There: 3 Points

The Answer Is :Harbors

I Want to Live There: 4 Points

The Question Is :The jagged shoreline of the Northeast provides many excellent ________.

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The Answer Is :Costa Rica

The Question Is :Who has the higher percentage of people of European descent: Guatemala or Costa Rica?

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I Want to Live There: 5 Points

The Answer Is :Suriname, mulattoes

The Question Is :About 30 percent of the population in Suriname, is made up of ________, people of mixed African and other ancestry.Stop!

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What is the largest country in Latin America?

The Answer Is :Brazil

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I Want to Live There: 8 Points

By encouraging ________, the government of Brazil hopes that the country will be able to benefit economically from the riches of the rain ________ without destroying it.

The Answer Is :Ecotourism, forest

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The Answer Is :African

The Question Is :Compared with Central America, Caribbean culture is more influenced by what ethnic group? Stop!

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I Want to Live There: 9 Points

The Question Is :True or False: The Laurentian Highlands are located in the United States and Canada.

The Answer Is :False

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The US & Canada: 2 Points

The Question Is :Which one of these has tundra regions – the U.S., Canada, or both?

The Answer Is :Both

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True or False: Coal, oil, and natural gas are all nonrenewable resources that are vital to the energy supply and economy of the US.

The Answer Is :True

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The Question Is :Is the United States a NAFTA country?

The Answer Is :Yes

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The US & Canada: 5 Points

The Question Is :Are forests vital to the energy supply and economy of the United States?

The Answer Is :No

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The US & Canada: 6 Points

The Question Is :Both the United States and Canada have temperate ________ regions.

The Answer Is :Grassland

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Why are the peaks of the Rocky Mountains higher and more jagged than the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains?

The Answer Is :The Appalachians have been worn down by rain, ice, and wind over time

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The Question Is :The United States relies mostly on ______ ______ for energy creation.

The Answer Is :Fossil fuels

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The US & Canada: 9 Points

The Answer Is :Moraines

The Question Is :What are “ridgelike piles of rock and debris?”

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Landforms: 2 Points

The Answer Is :True

The Question Is :True or False: In rain forests, the densest layer of plant life is on the forest floor.

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Landforms: 3 Points

The Answer Is :Savannas

The Question Is :Dry seasons of natural wildfires are common to _________. Stop!

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Landforms: 4 Points

The Answer Is :Built-up remains of once-living creatures called coral polyps

The Question Is :What were the Bahamas created by?

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Landforms: 5 Points

The Answer Is :The Plata River system

The Question Is :What element of physical geography binds the countries of southern South America together?Stop!

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Landforms: 7 Points

The Answer Is :Side of an island away from the wind

The Question Is :What is a leeward?

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Landforms: 8 Points

The Answer Is :A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses

The Question Is :What is an isthmus?

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Landforms: 9 Points

The Answer Is :A group of islands

The Question Is :What is an archipelago?

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The Question Is :True or False: A primary reason for the war of independence from Spain was the unhappiness of the criollos at the privileges reserved only for the peninsulares.

The Answer Is :True

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The Answer Is :France surrendered most of its lands to Britain

The Question Is :Warfare between British and French colonists in North America between 1689 and 1763 ended with what?Stop!

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In the early 1800’s, the most efficient means of transporting raw materials and finished goods around the country was the ________.

The Answer Is :Steamboat

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Is “giving away land in the Amazon region” a policy the Brazilian government adopted to encourage economic growth?

The Answer Is :Yes

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The Answer Is :A massive road-building project

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The Answer Is :Encouraged the growth of industry

The Question Is :The growth of Brazil’s middle class is due in large part to government policies that have what?

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Why did little mixing of ethnic groups take place throughout Central America’s history?

The Answer Is :Because mountains blocked travel between areas

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The Answer Is :Transportation

The Question Is :A steep escarpment that divides Brazil’s interior from its coastal plain formed a barrier to __________ for many years. Stop!

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Central & South America: 2 Points

True or False: Mexico’s heartland region is dominated by lowlands.

The Answer Is :False: it is dominated by an elevated plateau.

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Central & South America: 3 Points

What is gasohol and its production has benefited what country?

The Answer Is :An alcohol based fuel, Brazil – it has cut its need to import foreign oil

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The Answer Is :No

The Question Is :Can oil be found in the following section of Venezuela: Guiana Highlands?Stop!

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Central & South America: 4 Points

The Answer Is :Grains and meats

The Question Is :The grasslands of Argentina produce most of Argentina’s _________ and _________.

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Central & South America: 5 Points

The Answer Is :European

The Question Is :In Argentina, the majority of the population is of _________ ancestry.

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Central & South America: 6 Points

The Answer Is :Escarpment

The Question Is :Brazil’s huge interior plateau drops steeply to the lowlands beyond to form a(n) ________.

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Central & South America: 7 Points

The Answer Is :Favelas

The Question Is :What are the communities that many of Brazil’s urban poor live in called?Stop!

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Central & South America: 8 Points

The Answer Is :Sugar cane

The Question Is :Brazilians use _______ ________ to make their alcohol based fuel called gasohol.

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Central & South America: 9 Points