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Section 1
(50 cards)
ocean currents
act like rivers flowing through ocean
free enterprise
a type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
denali in alaska
north americas highest peak
canadian government
parliament
postindustrial economy
a productive system based on service work and high technology
pampas
the plains of south america
exports
goods and services sold to other countries
spanish
what colonial power arrived first in the US?
difference btwn weather & climate
weather is over a short period of time, climate is over a long period of time
nunavut
name of territory that was given to the Inuit ppl to settle a land dispute
germany
most populated european country
service industry
business that provides services to people instead of producing goods
south (population)
biggest
oceanic & continental
types of landforms
gulf of mexico
the mississippi empties into
Ural Mountains
mountain range that separates europe from asia
Equinox
marks beginning of spring/autumn
mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
continental divide
transform plates...
slide past each other
cuba
largest island in west indies
waves
swells/ridges produced by winds
danube river
largest river in europe
appalachians
which ones older, Appalachians or rockies?
multinationals
large corporations that have operations in several countries
canada
which country is larger, US or Canada?
chemical weathering
rock is changed into a new substance due to air, water, or minerals of the rock
why are there so many active volcanoes in the ring of fire?
bc they appear over hot spots
british and french
2 colonial pwrs claimed parts of canada & fought
biosphere
All living things on earth
Tides
rises/falls of ocean created by moon/sun
lithosphere
the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
convergent plates...
collide
1862
Homestead Act & pacific railway act
west (population)
smallest
divergent plates...
move apart horizontally
hydrosphere
Water layer of earth
geographers study...
distribution and interaction of physical & human features on earth
mechanical weathering
breaks rock into smaller pieces
71%
amount of the Earth's surface covered by salt water
atmosphere
the layer of gases that surrounds Earth
hawaii
whats the westernmost state of US?
connecticut
smallest state?
solistice
marks beginning of winter/summer
Atlantic, Core, Prairie, Pacific
4 provinces of canada
texas
Largest State?
hydrologic cycle
continuous circulation of water btwn atmosphere, oceans, and earth. Water evaporates fr/ bodies of water & comes down as rain
water table.
level at which the rock is saturated
earth's tilt
23.5 degrees
what are the 5 themes of geography
location, place, region, human-envrionment interaction, movement
four subregions of the us
Northeast, South, Midwest, West
Section 2
(24 cards)