General Info and North America
Be able to recognize a transaction taking place in the informal economy?
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Know characteristics of the green revolution
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What percent of Native Americans were killed by infections diseases within 100 years of first European contract?
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What percentage of the world's population does NOT have access to clean water?
1/6
Baby boomers- who are they?
1947 - 1964
Most of the Earth's population lives between ____ latitude and ____ latitude.
20, 60
What percentage of the Earth's population now lives in cities?
50%
Approximately how many people live in North America?
542 million
The dominant world language today:
English
The main source of moisture east of the Rockies is:
Gulf of Mexico
After World War II, what accelerated suburban growth?
Interstate Highway System, air transportation
What is NAFTA?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180 run?
Pacific Ocean
Geography as a discipline links the ____ with the _____
Physical Sciences, Social Sciences
Which mountain range dominates western North America?
Rocky Mountains
Define domestication
adaption to intimate association with human beings
Define purchasing power parity
amount of local currency equivalent of $1 will purchase in a given country
Farmers on the Great Plains have turned to using fossil water from:
aquifer
What two variables are accounted for in the rate of natural increase?
births and deaths
The push/pull phenomenon of urbanization
changes in food production = push out, manufacturing and service = pull in
Difference between climate and weather
climate = pattern day to day over long periods, weather = atmosphere conditions at a given time
Where would one find the most extreme change in temperature and air pressure over a year?
continental interior
How did humans first come into North America?
crossing the Bering Strait
What was the Dust Bowl?
dust storms blew away most of the top soil
Arguments for free trade
efficiency, lowers prices, more consumer choices
Define sustainable development
effort to improve present living standards in ways that will not jeopardize those of future generations
The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemisphers at the:
equator
Similarities between the US and Canada
former British colonies, democratic, federations, similar legal systems
The study of the growth and decline of the numbers of people on Earth, their distribution across the Earth's surface, age and sex distributions, and migration patterns is the study of:
geography
The Greak Lakes were formed by:
glacier movement
In some of the countries of Central Europe, the population is aging and declining due to:
low birth rate
Know gross domestic product
measures only what goes on in the formal economy
Know gentrification
movement of middle class people into deteriorated areas of the city center
The largest concentration of Canadians is located in what part of Canda?
nearest the Canada-US border, Ontario
Temperatures in the continental interior of North America are more extreme than in North American coastal areas because
oceans provide both cold and warm currents
In the US, a disproportionate amount of hazardous waste is disposed of in locations inhabited by:
poor populations (american south)
The leading cause of death among girls 15-19 worldwide is:
pregnancy
What is the thesis of the film "Food Inc."?
products grown locally and organically are better for you
Consequence of the development of agriculture?
rapid population growth, dense settlement, extreme social inequalities, environmental degradation, occasional famine
Which of the following terms refers to the unit of the Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of physical features of of human activities?
region
Define weathering
rock fractures into tiny pieces
Difference between sex and gender
sex = biological, gender = social rules
Factors contributing to the culture of poverty?
single parent family, flight of middle class to suburbs, economic and spatial segregation
The rising levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is attributable to?
slow shifting of climate patterns due to general cooling or warming of the atmosphere
Characterisitcs of shantytowns
slum, built on the peripheral of cities, poor sanitations
Know the components of culture
social institutions, beliefs and values, material culture
The "Bible Belt"
southern and midwestern US and wester Canada were protestants practice
What mechanisms have national governments used to protect their economies and industries from foreign competition?
tariffs and import quotas
Define democratization
transition toward political systems guided by competitive elections
Define free trade
unrestricted international exchange of goods, services, and capital
