Transcript mid-term review powerpoint

Mid-Term Review
December 2012
Fresh water is most
likely to be found in?
Lakes or Mountain Rivers
The timber industry is most likely found in which
Region of the United States?
The Pacific Northwest
People sometimes are forced to evacuate
areas due to volcanic eruptions.
interactions between Earth's physical
processes and the environment affect humans
With enough food and water for a lot of people to survive.
Some places in the world have large populations inside of a small area.
England has a monarchy,
The King or Queen is born into the role.
The United States has a democracy
we elect a president
limited government
People are able to speak against their government if
they disagree with the government's Decisions.
Freedom of religion
NO King or Queen
People to make many decisions for themselves.
Unlimited Government
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
UNLIMITED POWER
Traits of a democracy
Rule by the people.
more citizen involvement in
government, such as voting.
Was founded many years ago in
Athens, Greece
Direct Democracy
started in Greece-
Spread of Democratic Ideas
Rome had a
representative
Democracy-
England used
Democratic ideas-
Democracy formed in
America.
Religion and culture?
Women in some Middle Eastern countries cover their
faces in public due to religious law in their land.
National Unity
People share national unity by celebrating national holidays together.
Traits of a
Limited Government
People’s rights are important:
Power is with the people:
Government follows a written constitution:
Assimilation
A person new to a culture
learns about his new way of
life, and begins to live just
like everyone else in that
culture.
Culturally Diverse Society?
A Borrowing traits, such as food,
clothing, and music, from other cultures
can add flavor and variety to a culture.
A child moves to a new city and makes friends
with the kids who speak his language.
Culture Traits unite people?
The Republic government's origins
Can be traced back to the ancient city of Rome
A negative effect of cultural diffusion.
McDonalds goes to China and some of the Chinese
restaurants go out of business
All societies have some institutions in common.
Religion
Government
Education
Knowing a group's religious beliefs can
help one better understand that group's
way of life.
A St. Patrick's Day celebration is large in
some places such as Boston, Massachusetts.
Many people in Boston are descendants of Irish immigrants
Two tectonic plates have collided and are
overlapping each other along a fault
The Andes Mountain range was created
Because Australia is 30 degrees South of the Equator
30°S is how the exact latitude would be written
Physical Geography
Water
Plants
Animals
Land
The Greeks located their colonies near
bodies of water for….
Trade
Transportation
To help travelers get between the United
Kingdom and France the countries built a
Tunnel under the English Channel (a body
of water).
Mt. Mitchell is the highest point in the
Appalachian Mountains.
Human migration(people moving to other parts of the world)
is why over 50 different languages are spoken
by children in schools in Houston, Texas.
If an area suffers many
earthquakes it would be near a
Fault line
.