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Americas Test Review
Physical and Economic
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Geography
9th Grade
03/06/2013

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Term

What countries colonized US/CANADA?

What language do they speak?

Definition

US- Great Britain English

CANADA- Great Britain and France English and French

 

Term

What is a city considered?

What is a small tradition town considered?

Definition

Urban

Rural

Term

Most populated Regions?

Where do they not live?

Definition

They live along the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

They do Not live in the MOUNTAINS

Term
The diffusion and trade of products from EUROPE, AFRICA, NORTH and SOUTH AMERICA is the __________ Exchange
Definition
Coulumbian
Term

Climaograph:

bar =

line =

Definition

bar = rain

line = tempurature

Term
GIS is a computer generated graphic layers that show data on a particular physical feature. What does GIS mean?
Definition
Geographic Information System
Term
Sub artic in the north
Definition
Wide Range
Term
Central Zone
Definition
Humid Contenital
Term
Tropical
Definition
Hawaii and Florida
Term
Semi Arid
Definition
Arizona and Nevada
Term

Western Mountain Range?

Eastern Mountain Range?

Definition

Rocky

Appalachian

Term
States that Boarder the Pacific Ring of Fire
Definition
California, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon
Term
Rocky Mountains, Apaalachian Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains are all __________.
Definition
Shared Landforms
Term
US and CANADA are both ________ but the US has a __________ __ __________ and CANADA is ____________ who has the Prime Minister
Definition

Democracy

Seperation of Powers

Parlimentary

Term

USA has __ branches of Government

 CANADA has __ branches of Government

Definition

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Term
Natural resources and a stable government who also has a democracy is the reason the USA is a ________.
Definition
success
Term
Good jobs, good infrastructure, and a better life are all _____ factors.
Definition
Pull
Term
Basic Systems needed for economic growth like road systems, transportation, tech., and hospitals are a good ____________.
Definition
Infrastructure
Term
Amazon Basin, Atacama Desert, Andes Moutntains, and Pampass are all major ________ _______ physical features.
Definition
Latin America
Term
Cutting down trees by loggers for economic growth is called?
Definition
Deforestation
Term
low, flat praries/grasslands mostly in Argentina ia describing the _________
Definition
Pampas
Term
Vertical Climate Zone is based on altitude. As you go higher does it get colder or warmer?
Definition
colder
Term
European countries took over power from indigenous people. Mainly Spain and Portugal is called _________.
Definition
colonialism
Term
european culturesuch as language and religion and income gap and politcal instability is called?
Definition
The Effects of colonialism
Term
Cival wars and conflicts and rebellions and less educated people is?
Definition
the effects of the Income Gap
Term
Canal linking Pacific and Atlantic ocean making trade easier is called ________ ______.
Definition
Panama Canal
Term
Most countries in Latin America are a _________.
Definition
Democracy
Term
Democracy is struggling but starting to succeed is the chalenges in ______ _________.
Definition
Latin America
Term
Fewer investments from foreign countries who face a troubled political system in many Latin American countries is _______ __________.
Definition
Political Instability
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