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2nd Six Weeks Test Study Guide

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The ______ of the Amazon rainforest helps reduce CO2
Vegetion
Mexico is known for its _____ and 20th century _______?
Murals and historical architecture
Columbus through he arrived where in the _____ , but he was actually in the ______?
East Indies and Caribbean island
The _____ farming method is not good for the rainforest ?
Slash and burn
____ is known for its many rivers
Brazil
There are about _____ reserves in Canada set aside by the government for native people
2,300
The governing ruler of Canada is ______?
Prime minister
____ , _____ and ________ are critical to reducing the income gap in Latin America ?
Free market , democracy and education
The building of the _____ helped Central America become a center of world trade?
Panama
The ______ have made it difficult to settle in the western and southern parts of South America?
Mountains
Looking at the map given , What type of crop is grown along the Amazon ?
Cacao
Looking at the map given , Where is the most cultivated land in Brazil located ?
Along the coast
Looking at the map given , What type of land is located in western Brazil ?
Forest land
Looking at the map given , In which land area would you live if you raised cattle ?
Grazing land
Looking at the map given , What crops cultivated in Recife ?
Sugar cane
Which 2 cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico ?
Native people and Spanish
Which groups of people shaped both the Caribbean and Central America ?
Native people, Europeans, Africans
What was developed to help make nations more stable ?
Mercouri
What 2 countries gained control of South America as a result of the treaty of tordesillas ?
Spain and Portugal
In the map given , In which area of Mexico is most of the copper located ?
Northwest
In the map given , what was the total population of this region in 1646?
1,812,000
In the map given , when did a mestizo population begin to develop in the region ?
1560-1570
In the map given , which mountain range extends along the pacific coast of South America ?
Andes mountains
In the map given , what is a growth industry throughout Latin America ?
Tourism
In the map given , what is the ancient technique used to grow crops on mountain sides ?
Terrast farming
In the map given , Which South America country has the most people ?
Brazil
In the map given , Which South America country has the largest land area ?
Brazil
In the map given , Which area of Canada has the most acid rain ?
South east
In the map given , In which area are you most likely to find permafrost ?
North (arctic circle)
Define free enterprise system :
A system in which pravite business resources and technology are able to compete with each other with little or no control from government
The Colombian exchange include the exchange of ?
Plants , animals , and deseces
The _____ subregion of the U.S. Is so called the " rust belt"
Midwest ( Great Lakes)
During the 1800s , sectionalism led to the ...?
Civil war
Information processing , education , finance , and medicine are all ......
Part of service industry
Name the states that make up New England ?
Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Vermont , New Hampshire
What is the second largest South American country
Argentina
What 2 countries are about the same size
Columba and Bolivia
During which decade have most terrorist attacks occurred
1990
This map shown ....
Major terrorist attacks
The challenges facing the residents of the Atlantic province are ....
Rugged terrain and harsh weather
People of mixed French and native descent are called ...
Mitis
Why is most of Canada industry and population close to the U.S.
Milder climate , fertile soil , rail way
British Columbia is on Canada's ____ coast
West
Canada legislative branch includes.....
Senate and house of commans
Which area of Canada is most industrialized
South east
The chart given to you shows?
Canada has very low population density
How is Canada similar to other high income countries?
The number of students per teacher
Inexpertly planned communities and developments in an area of increasing population
Urban sprawl
An effort to manage growth by creating communities where residents both live and work in the same area
Sustainable community
The surprise use of violence by an individual or group to intimidate a government or civilian population to achieve social or political ends
Terrorism
An effort to promote and embrace cultural diversity
Multi culturism
How communities can plan the use of their land and other resources
Smart growth
Something that causes the spread of bacteria and viruses
Free enterprise
The government exerts little control over resources and technology and businesses are owned and operated by pravite individuals for profit in a system of ....?
Assimilation
The transaction of 1803 that nearly doubled the area of the U.S. Is known as the ...... ?
Louisiana purchase
Legislators are elected by the people to stand for the people in a ......
Republic
You can find about half of the land area of the United States and about one-fifth of its population in the ......?
West
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