Geography Study Guide

The ________ includes all liquid and frozen surface water, ground water, and water vapor.

 Steep inlets, reaching like fingers of water from the sea into coastal mountains, are called

In Central America, which climate zone is the most densely populated?

Dumping waste directly in the sea is common in countries that border the

___ is an organization dedicated to international law, security, and human rights.

Southern Mexico is part of a ________ that connects North America and South America.

Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?

 A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called a

 ________: spread of culture traits, material and non-material, from one culture to another.

Who were leaders of the South American wars for independence?

Which two U.S. states have the largest petroleum reserves?

Carnival is celebrated in the week before the ________ observance of Lent.

Which of Earth’s layers is thickest?

In Central America, most industrial employment occurs in

 The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is

Which pair correctly matches an agricultural crop with the region where it is grown?

What country enacted a law in 2004 that prohibited deforestation in its eastern region?

 In Iceland, ________ constitute more than 70 percent of exports.

As of 2011, only 10 percent of Canada’s ________ was federally protected.

What causes solar radiation to warm Earth?

Of what precious mineral is Mexico the world’s leading producer?

Prior to independence, Panama was part of

 In Central America, more workers are employed in the ________ sector than any other.

What is the sparsely populated desert along the coast of Peru and Chile?

A ________ boundary often follows straight lines and does not account for physical features.

What are the prevailing winds of the latitudes near the equator are called?

The early South American societies of the Moche, Mapuche, and Aymara were based on

What kind of trees change color and drop their leaves in autumn?

The three major ways the round Earth is presented on a flat map include ________ projections.

The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles are part of a(n) ________ in the Caribbean Sea.

In Mexico, parents and children often share their home with

 El Niño is a phenomenon that originates in

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

The ________ stretch more than 3,000 miles (4,828 km) from New Mexico to Alaska.

When does the shortest day of the year occur?

Vertical climate zones in Mexico are zones in which

Scientists believe that accretion caused

Regional high-pressure systems in northern Mexico occasionally cause

In what climate do more than half of all plant and animal species exist?

Rain forests are home to about ________ all the plant and animal species on Earth.

What is the largest natural lake in Mexico?

The term permafrost refers to

The Central Uplands is an area of

What feature of the Inca Empire made it easier for the Spanish to conquer it?

Canada’s leading exports include automobiles, auto parts, crude petroleum, natural gas, and

North Atlantic Current carries ________ over the coasts to the Northern European Plain.

The ________, the indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic, were once known as Eskimos.

When summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

In South America, most people live

The body of water that flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, is called the

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains?

In Mexico, many people live with their _____, which includes different generations of a family.

What type of music combined African rhythms with European harmonies?

Most of the food grown in Mexico come from the ___, where there is also more population.

What river’s basin is home to the world’s largest rain forest?

A large amount of carbon as decomposed material is stored in trees and soils of the

A country where people work service or information jobs with a high standard of living is

Which country in Northwestern Europe imports most of its energy needs?

What is the largest freshwater lake in Central America?

Which of the following landforms runs through both the United States and Canada?

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation is a program aimed at reducing

 ________ is the only Northern European country without an official religion.

A(n) ________ is a person who has left his or her home country due to a crisis, such as war.

What is the key function of geographic information systems?

Which Northwestern Europe countries rely on renewable sources such as hydroelectricity?

Which of the following is North America’s oldest mountain range?

Islands in the Antilles are surrounded by ________, which are home to a wide variety of fish.

What is the average daily temperature of a tropical wet climate?

Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the

The Texas ______________________ is/are best known as a natural gas producing area.

The westernmost country in Northern Europe is

Larger cities tend to have ________ functions.

From where did the largest group of foreign-born residents in the United States immigrate?

 Demography is the scientific study of

A geographer studying an ecosystem would look at

 __ the belief that loyalty to the nation surpasses personal interests, can lead to war.

The islands of the Caribbean typically have a ________ climate.

The Alps run through which country?

 What keeps the planets revolving around the sun?

Denmark is considered part of the cultural region called

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ________ area.

The three layers of Earth are

What type of economic activity do coal miners perform?

Many of the migrants to São Paulo, Brazil, end up living in __ on the outskirts of the city.

Travel that considers its impact on the environment is known as

Scientists believe __ is the cause climate change and the rising of Earth’s temperature

When we identify a perceptual region, we define it based on

Different maps can accurately show the same place with different

. ________ led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ________ in Mexico.