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Capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using resources permanently.
Raw material
Nonrenewable resource
Sustainable
Subsistence farming
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Why did United States finally joined WWI?
The United States wanted to control parts of Europe.
American industrial leaders wanted war.
A German submarine sank a ship carrying US passengers.
France and Britain convinced the US to join.
3
The process in which moist air rises up a mountain and leaves the other side mostly dry.
temperate
rain shadow effect
subsistence farming
annexation
4
Mild, in terms of climate
Temperature
Cenote
Cordillera
Temperate
5
A civilization that lived in the Yucatán and Northern Central America from 100B.C-A.D 900.
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
6
A US naval base in Hawaii that the Japanese bombed in 1941 and that brought the US into WWII?
Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
Midway island
Washington DC
7
The business of producing crops to sell
Secede
Subsistence farming
Commercial agriculture
Plantation
8
A people who settled in the area of modern Mexico City, A.D. 1325-1525.
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Olmec
9
Why was Britain able to conquer New France?
The British convinced Spain to be their ally.
The British were fur trappers who knew the land
The British had better relations with Native Americans
The British had more money and a stronger army.
10
What is true of the Great Lakes?
Combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world
Make it easy to transport goods to the west coast.
Cause the climate around them to be warm and dry.
Serve as a border between the US and Mexico.
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Connected in one block.
Contiguous
Cordillera
Modify
Annexation
12
Where is the Great Basin Located.
An area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
An area that the Great Lakes drain into.
An area in Mexico that is a desert.
An area in Louisiana where the Mississippi empties.
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A system of several parallel mountain ranges.
Cenote
Aquifer
Contiguous
Cordillera
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The shift to large-scale production using machines.
Terrorism
annexation.
Civilization
Industrialization
15
What created the aquifers in the Yucatán.
Pollution rotted the limestone rock
Seeping water formed underground caves and pools
Earthquakes caused caverns to form.
Mexican engineers drilled tunnels under mountains.
16
What describes the Great Basin?
Cool area with much moisture.
Area of many rivers.
Dry desert area.
Swampy area with many lakes.
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A type of warfare using violence to achieve political results
Terrorism
Tyranny
Dictator
Republic
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To formally withdraw
Tax
Secede
Industrialize
Annexation
19
Why is Quebec both British and French?
The British were friendly to the French
The Quebec Act allowed both cultures.
The Native Americans forced a compromuse.
The French fled Quebec after losing the war.
20
Why did the British bring African slaves to their colonies?
To defeat Native Americans.
To fight against French colonies.
To hunt for furs and do craft work.
To work on big Plantations.
21
A layer of rock beneath earth that contains water.
Contiguous
Cordillera
Cenote
Aquifer
22
How did Texas first join the United States?
Mexico sold it to the United States.
The United States fought Spain for it.
Its territory was annexed to the United States.
The United States captured it from Pancho Villa.
23
An underground pool of water
Percipitation
Cenote
Aquifer
Oppose
24
Why did North America’s major cities develop along rivers?
Rivers were important for transportation and a water source.
Rivers lay in the tropical climate.
Rivers created physical boundaries between countries.
Rivers flowed near the mountains and deserts.
25
Where are the major oil fields in the US?
The Great Lakes
The rocky mountains
California and Oregon
Southern Great plains
26
What was Hernan Cortez goal?
To learn from Aztec astronomers.
To explore and conquer the Americans.
To make peace between the Maya and Aztecs.
To introduce horses and dogs to Mexico.
27
The mass slaughter by the Nazis of 6 million Jews during WWII.
Land reform
World War I
Hitler
Holocaust
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A harsh government
Tyranny
Dictator
Democracy
Republic
29
Which Mexican civilization studied the stars,developed a calendar, amd had a system of writing.
Aztec
Mayan
Olmec
Toltec
30
What increased the speed of transportation in the 1800’s?
Covered wagons and horses.
Paved roads and highways.
Cars and trucks.
Canals and railroads.
31
Farming to grow only enough food for families to eat, not sell
Subsistence farming
Sustainable
Plantation
Commercial agriculture
32
A ruler with complete control
Terrorism
Republic
Dictator
Tyranny
33
What Aztec ruler did the Spanish defeat.
Morelos
Cortez
Montezuma
Hildago
34
Who were the leaders of the Mexican revolution?
Sam Houston and Antonio Lopez de santa Anna
Benito Juarez and Porfirio Diaz
Augustine se iturbide and father morales.
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
35
The business of producing crops to sell.
Subsistence farming
Land reform
Plantation
Commercial agriculture
36
Whose rights are protected by the bill of rights?
Elected officials
American citizens
The military
large corporations
37
Why were there more slaves in the south than the north?
Native Americans worked for Europeans in the north.
Slaves worked the large plantations in the south.
Northerners were too poor to own slaves.
Few immigrants went to the southern states.
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What caused the Dust Bowl?
The natural gas underground was tapped.
A period of drought and soil erosion occurred.
Commercial farms took over small farms.
Rivers and railroads could not transport goods.
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Why is it important to save the underwater Pools of the yucatan?
The are sacred to Mexicans
The region needs a sewage drain area.
Tourists want to visit them
They are an important source of fresh water.
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An organized society who lived along the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in 1000 b.c.
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
