The Americas Fall 2022

_____________is when companies seek cheap overseas labor instead of filling jobs locally

Fortunately, South American enjoys a strong infrastructure

Which animals went from the Old World to the New World

The Georgia Bulldogs have the #1 ranked football team in the country

There was a huge and varied indigenous population before Columbus landed in the New World

Which Native American empire built a structure strong enough to withstand earthquakes (without using mortar?)

the amount of money a country generates annually PER PERSON living in that country

Columbus maintains an excellent reputation today

Which European power? Jamestown, Virginia, Lost Colony, Pilgrims, Puritans, Massachusetts

What grows in Europe cannot grow in the Americas

The Aztecs got rich from conquering other tribes so other tribes were unwilling to help them fight the conquistadors

The mixing of animal, plant, and bacterial life of the New World/Old World is called the

The best way to study is to go through the study guide line by line

In a __________economy, service industries like banking & finance are more prevalent than manufacturing/agrivculture

Which Native American empire? died out before the Spanish arrived, based on Yucatan Peninsula

Which Native American empire? calendars and and a numbering system; chocolate and basketball

The countries south of The US and Canada are collectively known as South America

Which European power? St. Croix, St. Jan, St. Thomas (Sugar trade); Greenland

The Renaissance meant population growth in Europe

England's primary goal was to make money from its colonies

A country's natural resources contributes to its ability to generate wealth

Which Native American empire? based in Peru

Many Latin American countries ended up in civil war after the European powers left

Physical geography does NOT affect cultural geography

Which country has lost much of its land mass to deforestation?

The US/Canada have developing economies

Most US state/Canadian province names have a British etymology

The effects of Global Warming/Climate Change are most severe in the Southern Hemisphere

Human Development Index (HDI) measures all BUT a country's _________________

______________________refers to the time period of Europe's quest for GOLD, GLORY and GOD

Which European power? fur trade, St. Lawrence River, Northwest Passage, sugar cane on Carribbean Islands

Which European power? Prince Henry the Navigator, Brazil, TransAtlantic Slave Trade

Which Native American empire? Macchu Picchu

Which Native American empire? Warlike tribe, conquered by Cortez

Which European power? vast empire, missions, brutal conquistadors?

There are 15 US cities on the List of the "Cities with the Highest Population in the Americas"

Which European power? Alaska, Sewards Folly/Icebox

Environmental impacts are limited to the country that produced the pollution/carbon emissions

Tomatoes, corn and potatoes were three crops that went from the Americas to Europe

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The concept of the Columbian Exchange has died out and no longer happens

Which of the following physical features does NOT lead to low population density>

Which European power? New Amsterdam

Smallpox traveled from Europe to the New World but didn't do much damage

Amergo Vespucci's voyage was funded by Bill Gates

Indigenous people migrated to their present homes

The Americas are primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere

Climate regions follow lines of latitude

The essay "America on the Eve of Discovery" proves that the land was "an insubstantial pageant"