Geography+Units

Unit two
=** 1- Name three things that affect climate. The sun, latitude, The way the earth rotates. **= =** 2- Map Skills In what directions do the prevailing winds move in the low latitudes? West.**=

** 2- Graph Skills What was the world’s population in 1950? 2.5 billion **
==** 3 - How is the way a monarch gets power different from the leader of a democratic country? Monarch has kings and queens. They are born into their ruling family. 4- Diagram Skills: In which economic system is the government most involved? Command Economy. **==

4- Diagram Skills What type of economic activity is firefighting? Tertiary Activity.
=** Natural Resource Unit Pros and cons of organic and conventional farming. **=

http://www.scionline.org/index.php/Pros_and_Cons_of_Organic_and_Conventional_Agriculture

a) What is the main issue or problem related to natural resources? The degradation of soil. b) Who is involved in the controversy? Conventional farming. Organic farming. c) What are the arguments? Organic farming is saying that the pesticides will harm the soil. Conventional farming is saying that with out it the food would not grow as healthy and it would sell more. d) What are the benefits or advantages to each group’s point of view? So far, no scientist has found anything wrong with using pesticides. (win for conventional farming) They say that the use of pesticides is harmful and makes food and animals unnatural. (win for organic farming) e) What are the drawbacks or problems for each point of view? In conventional farming there is still the possibility that scientists can find a problem with pesticides. In organic farming the scientists could possibly not find a problem.... f) What are some other possible solutions, or ways of dealing with this issue? For the companies or the people that make the pesticides to make it with natural ingredients. g) In your opinion, what is the best solution to this problem? For the farmers to all farm the organic way or to make the pesticides with no harmful ingredients.





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** 3 - Name three natural resources that have helped the United States to become wealthy. Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas. **
== 4 - Diagram Skills: What four factors have contributed to the economic success of the United States? Rich natural resources, Good transportation and communication, Free-interprised system, and hardworking people. ==

**5 - Why did the first U.S. cities develop near the Atlantic Ocean? They were Atlantic Ocean ports, where goods were shipped from Europe.**
=6 - Diagram Skills: Which place serves the smallest area? Farms.=

= U nit 7=

#3 - What are two reasons for the South’s rapid growth? Jobs and the mild climates.

 * 4 - Map Skills: Which states border the Gulf of Mexico? Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida

**#5 - Why is the Midwest called “the nation’s breadbasket”? Because the region's farms are among the most productive in the world.

#7 How does Los Angeles provide enough water for its population? They bring water in through aqueducts, pipes that carry water over long distances.

 * 8 Map Skills: What ocean borders the West? Pacific ocean.**

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#6 Chart Skills: Which country has a higher per capita GDP? United Sates.
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#4 Diagram Skills: What are the three cultures that make up Mexico today? Ancient Indian, Colonial Spanish, and mModern Mexican
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#4 Map Skills: What bodies of water surround the Caribbean islands? Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean sea.
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** #3 What has Brazil done to encourage the development of the country’s interior region? Government gave away land and mining to make people move there, Also Steel Mills Mining permits. **
 **#4 Graph Skills: How did the percentage of people living in cities change from 1974 to 1994? U rban went up 18%. **

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2 - Map Skills According to the map, to which Western European country have Turkish citizens migrated? Germany.
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**7 - What is a mixed economy? the government operates some businesses, and private companies operate others.** **8 - Map Skills Which three Nordic nations have land that lies north of the Arctic Circle? Norway, Finland, Sweden.**

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8. Graph Skills About how many refugees have gone to Switzerland? 100,000
Unit 17What makes Greece a part of the Mediterranean region?

1.On what peninsula are Spain and Portugal located? the Iberian Peninsula.
 * 2.Map Skills** On what body of water is Lisbon located? Atlantic ocean.

3.Why have many southern Italians moved to the north? To find Jobs
 * 4.Map Skills** What mountains form Italy’s northern border? Apennines

5.What makes Greece a part of the Mediterranean region? History and geography
 * 6.Chart Skills** Which country has the highest population? Which one has the lowest life expectancy? Italy. Portugal.

Unit 18

1 - How has the geography of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia affected the movement of people across the region? The region is covered in broad plains, which allowed for movement throughout history.The climates of the region range from Mediterranean to subarctic.


 * 2 - Map Skills** What country of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia is the largest?

Unit 19

1 - What helped Poles keep their national identity? Their attachment to the land 2 - **Map Skills** Why do you think Gdan ́sk is an important city? Because it is in The North European Plain.

3 - What united these countries in the years after World War II? the Soviet Union placed a Communist government in Czechoslovakia. In the late 1980s, Czechoslovakia ended Communist rule. In 1993, it divided peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic— also called Slovakia. 4 - **Map Skills** What river forms part of the border between Slovakia and Hungary? Danube River

5 - What does the word balkanize mean? Divide 6 - **Chart Skills** How many countries have been created since Yugoslavia broke up? 6

7 - What have the Baltic states done since independence to improve their economies? brought both trade and invasion 8 - **Chart Skills** What is the largest nation in the Baltic states and border nations region? What is the smallest? Ukraine = Largest Moldova = Smallest

Unit 20

1 - What is chernozem? fertile soil of Russia’s grasslands 2 - **Map Skills** What is the capital of Russia? Moscow

3 - What policies did the Russian government establish during the late 1980s? glasnost, or openness, that allowed people to speak freely. 4 - **Time Line Skills** What happened in 1237 in Russia? Mongols overrun Kievan state.

5 - How many people living in Russia consider themselves Russian? More than 80% 6 - **Chart Skills** Which nation has a stronger economy—Russia or the United States? Why? Russia