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This is a PowerPoint presentation that was created for a high-school Geography class to review the topics of Physical Geography, America, and Canada.
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I Want to Live There!
I Pledge Allegiance…To Canada?
Getting’ Physical (Geography)
Historically Speaking
Yo Habla…Spanish?
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I Want to Live There: 2 Points
The Answer Is :False: it is because natural obstaclesGreatly restrict where people live
The Question Is :True or False: The primary reason that the Earth’s population is unevenly distributed is that, in order to survive, people must live near a body of water.
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The Answer Is :No, because of the rich soil
The Question Is :Were settlers originally attracted to the South because of the relatively flat landscape? If not, why were they? Stop!
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I Want to Live There: 3 Points
The Answer Is :Harbors
I Want to Live There: 4 Points
The Question Is :The jagged shoreline of the Northeast provides many excellent ________.
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The Answer Is :Costa Rica
The Question Is :Who has the higher percentage of people of European descent: Guatemala or Costa Rica?
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I Want to Live There: 5 Points
The Answer Is :Suriname, mulattoes
The Question Is :About 30 percent of the population in Suriname, is made up of ________, people of mixed African and other ancestry.Stop!
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I Want to Live There: 6 Points
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I Want to Live There: 7 Points
What is the largest country in Latin America?
The Answer Is :Brazil
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I Want to Live There: 8 Points
By encouraging ________, the government of Brazil hopes that the country will be able to benefit economically from the riches of the rain ________ without destroying it.
The Answer Is :Ecotourism, forest
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The Answer Is :African
The Question Is :Compared with Central America, Caribbean culture is more influenced by what ethnic group? Stop!
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I Want to Live There: 9 Points
The Question Is :True or False: The Laurentian Highlands are located in the United States and Canada.
The Answer Is :False
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The US & Canada: 2 Points
The Question Is :Which one of these has tundra regions – the U.S., Canada, or both?
The Answer Is :Both
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The US & Canada: 3 Points
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The US & Canada: 4 Points
True or False: Coal, oil, and natural gas are all nonrenewable resources that are vital to the energy supply and economy of the US.
The Answer Is :True
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The Question Is :Is the United States a NAFTA country?
The Answer Is :Yes
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The US & Canada: 5 Points
The Question Is :Are forests vital to the energy supply and economy of the United States?
The Answer Is :No
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The US & Canada: 6 Points
The Question Is :Both the United States and Canada have temperate ________ regions.
The Answer Is :Grassland
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The US & Canada: 7 Points
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Why are the peaks of the Rocky Mountains higher and more jagged than the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Answer Is :The Appalachians have been worn down by rain, ice, and wind over time
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The Question Is :The United States relies mostly on ______ ______ for energy creation.
The Answer Is :Fossil fuels
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The US & Canada: 9 Points
The Answer Is :Moraines
The Question Is :What are “ridgelike piles of rock and debris?”
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Landforms: 2 Points
The Answer Is :True
The Question Is :True or False: In rain forests, the densest layer of plant life is on the forest floor.
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Landforms: 3 Points
The Answer Is :Savannas
The Question Is :Dry seasons of natural wildfires are common to _________. Stop!
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Landforms: 4 Points
The Answer Is :Built-up remains of once-living creatures called coral polyps
The Question Is :What were the Bahamas created by?
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Landforms: 5 Points
The Answer Is :The Plata River system
The Question Is :What element of physical geography binds the countries of southern South America together?Stop!
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Landforms: 6 Points
Landforms: 7 Points
The Answer Is :Side of an island away from the wind
The Question Is :What is a leeward?
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Landforms: 8 Points
The Answer Is :A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses
The Question Is :What is an isthmus?
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Landforms: 9 Points
The Answer Is :A group of islands
The Question Is :What is an archipelago?
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Historically Speaking: 2 Points
The Question Is :True or False: A primary reason for the war of independence from Spain was the unhappiness of the criollos at the privileges reserved only for the peninsulares.
The Answer Is :True
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The Answer Is :France surrendered most of its lands to Britain
The Question Is :Warfare between British and French colonists in North America between 1689 and 1763 ended with what?Stop!
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In the early 1800’s, the most efficient means of transporting raw materials and finished goods around the country was the ________.
The Answer Is :Steamboat
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Historically Speaking: 5 Points
Is “giving away land in the Amazon region” a policy the Brazilian government adopted to encourage economic growth?
The Answer Is :Yes
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The Answer Is :A massive road-building project
The Question Is :What was crucial to the success and development of Brasilia? Stop!
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Historically Speaking: 6 Points
The Answer Is :Encouraged the growth of industry
The Question Is :The growth of Brazil’s middle class is due in large part to government policies that have what?
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Why did little mixing of ethnic groups take place throughout Central America’s history?
The Answer Is :Because mountains blocked travel between areas
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The Answer Is :Transportation
The Question Is :A steep escarpment that divides Brazil’s interior from its coastal plain formed a barrier to __________ for many years. Stop!
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Historically Speaking: 9 Points
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Central & South America: 2 Points
True or False: Mexico’s heartland region is dominated by lowlands.
The Answer Is :False: it is dominated by an elevated plateau.
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Central & South America: 3 Points
What is gasohol and its production has benefited what country?
The Answer Is :An alcohol based fuel, Brazil – it has cut its need to import foreign oil
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The Answer Is :No
The Question Is :Can oil be found in the following section of Venezuela: Guiana Highlands?Stop!
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Central & South America: 4 Points
The Answer Is :Grains and meats
The Question Is :The grasslands of Argentina produce most of Argentina’s _________ and _________.
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Central & South America: 5 Points
The Answer Is :European
The Question Is :In Argentina, the majority of the population is of _________ ancestry.
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Central & South America: 6 Points
The Answer Is :Escarpment
The Question Is :Brazil’s huge interior plateau drops steeply to the lowlands beyond to form a(n) ________.
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Central & South America: 7 Points
The Answer Is :Favelas
The Question Is :What are the communities that many of Brazil’s urban poor live in called?Stop!
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Central & South America: 8 Points
The Answer Is :Sugar cane
The Question Is :Brazilians use _______ ________ to make their alcohol based fuel called gasohol.
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Central & South America: 9 Points