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The Polar Ice
Caps
Where is most of
Earth’s freshwater
located?
Caused by the
Continental drift
of the tectonic
plates
Why do scientist
think Pangaea
separated?
The Doldrums
The generally
windless area near
the Equator
This is caused by
the Greenhouse
effect
What causes solar
radiation to warm
the Earth?
Solstice
A day on which the
sun is directly over
the Tropic of
Cancer
Unitary system
What is a form of
government in which
all key powers are
given to the national
or central
government?
Uneven
distribution
World trade is
encouraged by the
_____ of natural
resources
This time is usually
longer
The doubling time, or the
number of years it takes a
population to double in size,
is typically ____ in more
developed countries than in
less developed countries.
Command economy
What is a system of
resources management in
which decisions about
production and
distribution of goods and
services are made by a
central authority?
A model that uses birth rates
and death rates to show how
populations in countries or
regions can change over time
What is the
Demographic
transition Model?
The Columbian
Plateau
What is the area between
the Pacific ranges and the
Rocky Mountains that
often expresses the rain
shadow effect?
Latin America
From what region did
the largest group of
foreign born residents
living in the US today
immigrate?
Loyalist
What is an American
colonist who
remained committed
to the British
Government?
Underground
Railroad
What was the
series of safe
houses slaves
escaped to before
the Civil War?
Canada is rarely
impacted by natural
weather hazards
because of its cold
oceans and lack
of_____.
What are extreme
temperatures
Sinkholes
What is one effect
of land subsidence?
The city is in a
valley which often
traps carbon
emissions.
Why does the
geography of
Mexico City create
a air pollution
problem?
The Mayan
What early civilization
in Mexico engaged in
long-distance trade and
built huge stone cities
by the time the Spanish
arrived?
Archipelago
The Greater
Antilles and the
Lesser Antilles are
part of a ___ in the
Caribbean Sea?
Paraguay
What country
enacted a law in 2004
that prohibited
deforestation in its
eastern region?
EcoTourism
What is a way of
enjoying travel
without harming
the environment?
A transport practice
that results in large
shipments divided into
smaller amounts for
distribution to other
places
What is Break-abulk?
Alps, Pyrenees, and
Apennines
What are the major
mountain chains of
Southern Europe?
Private, non-profit
groups that are
attempting to address
issues critical to the
global environment.
What are NGOs,
such as Earth
watch, nature
Conservancy, and
the WWF?
Growing number of
tourist want to sample
place cuisines,
especially seafood
resulting in
overfishing.
What is one way that
growing tourism
directly affects the
health of the marine
life in the
Mediterranean?
Make your wager
Mediterranean
action plan
What is the 1975
Mediterranean
creation that tried to
limit the damage to
the environment by
humans?