EF World Geography Final

Heavy rain in South America and little rain in North America

Eastern Pacific has low rainfall and cool waters, western Pacific has heavy rains

These most often strike along the southeastern Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico

What is the favorite dish of Quebecois?

When did the first inhabitants come to North America?

Which one of these is not a major world religion?

The many shared characteristics that define a group of people.

In which hemisphere is most of Europe located?

When a river allows for ships to pass through

Water, wind, and ice moving away weathered rocks

These maps show names and political boundries of countries.

One year is a

When mountains hold moisture on one side of the range making the opposite side dry

What percentage of Canadians has a European background?

Explains the symbols, colors, and lines on the map.

To show a smaller area in great detail, which type of scale would you use?

The process of spreading ideas, languages, or custums from one culture to another.

A place's exact location on the map is

What is the longest river in the US?

People forced to flee to another country to escape wars, persecution, or natural disasters

The longest day of the year in terms of daylight

When gases in the atmosphere trap the suns warmth

How many continents are there?

The shortest day of the year in terms of daylight

What two groups used to own Canada

Movement from the country to the city

Atlantic coastal cities and their suburbs form an almost continuous line of settlement called a

What is the lowest point in the US?

Day to day changes in temperature, wind, and air moisture

The lowest place in elevation in the world...

How does the Atlantic Ocean connect with Duluth Minnesota?

This type of government structure divides state and national governments.

It is believed that Christopher Columbus was beaten to North America by what Europeans?

This climate zone can bring snow to the equator

Urban climates tend to be

Weather over a period of time (20 -30 years)

Location, Place, Movement, Human-Environmental Interaction, Region are...

The highest elevation in Allegheny County

Twelve hours of light, twelve hours of dark...

When the Earth's surface is flattened on a map it is called a

When water and ice, chemicals, and even plants break rocks apart into smaller pieces.

People descended from the areas first inhabitants.

Which country has a higher population density?

The theory that explains how the continents formed and why they move

A country that has a mix of agriculture, service, and a great deal of manufacturing.

Cutting down trees is an example of

The development of a world wide culture

Natural resource that is finite

The lowest exposed place on Earth is

Largest lake in the US

Which one of these is not a major world religion

These maps show landforms and water features

Products that a nation sells to other countries.

How did the United States become a world leader during the 1900s

When was the US Constitution written?

The center of the Earth

The highest elevation on Earth

After what war did Britain gain the North American colonies from the French?

When a leader rules by force

The highest elevation in Merica

A period of 1000 years...

Removal of barriers to trade between countries.