Grassland that supports ranching and agriculture. In a flood plain, the sediments enrich the soil.
Plain
what are things built by the government to help society?
infrastructure
areas with low population density
rural
band across Southern US with growing population
sunbelt
What biome on the equator with warmth and rain year round
rainforest
area where group considers independence due to differences, ex: Quebec
gerrymandering
Orographic effect can cast a rain shadow where one side of the mountains is dry. Melting glaciers due to climate change can lead to flooding.
Mountain range:
poorest country in the region, corruption, natural disasters
Haiti
Which important sea in Europe also has a climate type named for it?
Mediterranean
What does it mean when there are too many people for the available resources?
overpopulation
High population density because of economic opportunities. Prone to flooding from tropical storms. Erosion creates a loss of coastline.
Coast
Which Caribbean island has two countries with both French and Spanish speakers?
Hispaniola
In terms of latitude and elevation, what happens to the temperature as you go higher?
Decreases
most densely populated areas
urban
people elect legislative and executive leaders
Republic
band across Midwest cities in decline due to job loss
Rust belt
the poorest country in Central America due to instability
Honduras
This country is US trade partner, struggles with drug violence
Mexico
Hot, dry temps are good for forming minerals. Deserts separate cultures because people don’t want to cross them or live in them. Are getting hotter & drier.
Desert
number of babies that don’t reach adulthood
infant mortality rate
resources that are used up faster than they are replenished
non renewable
What is the abbreviation for United States, Mexico,Canada Free Trade
USMCA
By moving heat from the equator towards the pole, currents play an important role in controlling the climate.
Ocean Current
what is it when the UN stat combines health, wealth, and education?
HDI
resources that are naturally replenished
renewable
What is the dense urban corridor on the northeast coast of the US called?
Megalopolis
government type: elected legislature picks prime minister
parliamentary
Createsisolation so cultures don’t spread. Low temperatures, above average rainfall.
Highland climate:
What is the percentage of the population that can read and write?
Literacy rate
random warming of Pacific disturbs global weather
El Nino
growth of suburbs that wastes space or resources
urban sprawl
What is the most important factor of climate
Latitude
growing/ producing just enough to survive
subsistence farming
communist since Castro 1959; embargo by US
Cuba
Which is the largest river in the US?
The Mississippi
swapping of resources and diseases between Europe and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
Has the . largest rainforest; unstable democracy
Brazil
growth of suburbs that wastes space or resources
fracking
Name the desert we learned about that was formed because nearby mountains blocked rain from reaching it.
Atacama Desert
What is the most populated landform in Europe?
North European Plain
money produced in a country per person
GDP per capita
areas around cities mainly used for houses and stores
suburban
Good for What climate is good for growing grapes, olives, citrus fruits, Cool, rainy winters, warm, dry summers?
Mediterranean climate:
no direct coast access
Land locked
An extremely valuable resource that brings wealth to a region. Contributes to pollution because of greenhouse gas emissions and because oil leaks in oceans damage the environment.
Oil
What is the hottest, driest place in the US?
Death Valley
line of cities that have grown together
megalopolis
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