1. Functional regions are defined by_____a system of interaction______
  1. Perceptual regions are defined by ______an attitude or shared image of a region______
  1. Formal regions are defined by___measurable, shared traits______
  1. LACEMOPS stands for _Latitude/Air Masses/Continentality/Elevation/Mountain Barriers/Ocean Currents/Pressure and Prevailing Winds/Storms______
  1. What is the difference between GPS and GIS?

GPSuses satellites that orbit Earth to send information toGPSreceivers that are on the ground. The information helps people determine their location.GISstands forGeographical Information System.GISis a software program that helps people use the information that is collected from theGPSsatellites.

  1. What is the most frequent cause of major earthquakes?

Pressure from tectonic plate movement

  1. As elevation increases, temperature _____decreases______
  1. How does erosion occur?

water, wind and glaciers

  1. What is the theory of continental drift?

That all Continents started together and have shifted apart due to the shifting and movement in tectonic plates.

  1. Define the following job sectors
  2. Primary—Related to extracting a Natural Resource from the earth.
  1. Secondary-Manufacturing
  1. Quarternary-Service
  1. Tertiary- Educational, Theological
  1. Describe how a market economy, command economy and mixed economy are all different.

In a Market Economy, the Consumer Makes most decisions / In a Command Economy, the Government makes most Economic Decisions, and in a Mixed Economy, both the government and the public make decisions.

Free Market / Communist / Socialist.

  1. Name 3 indicators of a MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRY

High GDP, High Literacy Rate, High HDI, Low Birth Rate, High Life expectancy.

  1. Name 3 indicators s of a LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY

Low GDP, Low Literacy Rate, Low HDI, High Birth Rate, Low Life expectancy.

  1. What is a Push factor? Provide one example.

Something that makes and individual leave one country for another.

Poverty, War, Disease, Disaster

  1. What is a Pull factor? Provide one example

Something that causes an individual to go to a specific area

Jobs, Wealth, Weather, Opportunity

  1. Mountain ranges, large rivers, and ocean coastlines often form a country’s ___border or boundaries______.
  1. ___Subsistence______agriculture is when a family only grows enough food to live off of.
  1. A lot of megalopolises are located next to bodies of __water______
  1. In eastern Canada, damage has been caused to trees, plants, fish, and buildings by pollutants from factories. This type of pollution is called ____acid rain______rain.
  1. The United States citizens believe in ____freedom of______speech.
  1. What is the difference between urban and rural areas?

Urban=City

Rural=Farm

  1. _____Nunavut______is the territory in Canada that was created in 199 to settle land claims of the Inuit.
  1. ____Multiculturalism______views cultural diversity as something desirable and to be encouraged.
  1. What is the Rust Belt?

Manufacturing Region in America (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania)

  1. The _____source______of a river is the original point from which the river flows.
  1. The three countries that are a part of the region encompassed by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are ___U.S.______, ___Canada______, __Mexico______
  1. A mountainous terrain usually contributes to ___varied /similar____ climates.
  1. Describe what is happening to the size of Central America’s rain forest.

Shrinking due to pollution, development.

  1. What is the Columbian Exchange?

The process of bringing European ideas, items, and customs from Europe, Africa and Asia to the Americas and the same from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

  1. Panama City, Panama’s classification as a major industrial center resulted mainly from the building of a ______Canal______in the early 1900s.
  1. What is the purpose of the European Union?

Answers will vary. A union made up of European countries. The idea is to promote peace and prosperity.

  1. Name 3 positive effects from the formation of the European Union.

Strengthen Economy

Avoid Conflict

Share Resources

Easier to navigate from country to country.

  1. The Industrial Revolution changed Europe from a rural society to an ____urban______society.
  1. What landform contributes the Most to the development of ethnic differences?

Mountains

  1. Name one negative effect of the North European Plain?

Easy for intruders to invade.

  1. What are the two most widespread climates in Europe?

Mediterranean and Marine West Coast

  1. The Eastern European culture is diverse because since the beginning of time the area has been the crossroads for ______trade______and invasions.
  1. Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Too many people were leaving East Berlin and going to live in West Berlin

  1. List the advantages and disadvantages of European countries’ response to Syrian refugees.

Advantage…Help refugees. Refugees would live in harsh conditions during travel and experience the effects of war at hope.

Disadvantage---They cost $. National Security.

  1. Describe the effects of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

millions of people have suffered radiation-related diseases.

  1. What impact did the Trans-Siberian Railway have on Russia’s population?

Increased the population of east of the Ural Mountains

  1. Historically, invasions of Russia have been unsuccessful due _Harsh/Moderate____ winters.
  1. Why did Gorbachev and the Communist Party move the country closer to democracy?

To gain more freedom of speech and because people wanted a change in their economy.

  1. _The Government______determined what was to be produced in the former Soviet Union.
  1. Which Lake is one fifth of the world’s supply of freshwater located?

Lake Baikal

  1. The Aral Sea has ____grown / shrunk______from 1960 to 2011 due to……

irrigation

  1. What was Stalin’s 5 year Plan?

Plan for communism