10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25pt 5 pt 10pt 15 pt 20pt 25 pt 5pt 10pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20pt 25 pt 5 pt Key Terms Weather and Climate Latin America Economy and Resources Potpourri A Little This & A Little That!

This a way of putting scientific knowledge to practical use, solving real world problems

What is Technology?

This is the change from making goods by hand to making them by machine

What is the Industrial Revolution?

This is the imparting of interchange of thoughts, opinions or information by speech, writing, or signs.

What is communication?

The basic systems of society such as roads, bridges, sewers and electricity

What is infrastructure?

This is the means of conveying or moving of people, goods and animals.

What is Transportation?

This is the continual development of new ideas and technologies for the benefit of the individual and society

What is Progress?

This is the understanding the role of your community and country in the world today, including economy, politics and social issues.

What is globalization?

This is an urban region, especially one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other.

What is a megalopolis?

This is the careful utilization of natural resources in order to prevent depletion of the air, water, minerals, and organisms on Earth.

What is Environmental conservation?

This is a system in which people produce, sell and buy things.

What is the economy?

One effect aviation had on globalization, military wise

The Western Hemisphere What is military superiority depended on a strong air force?

One of four ways the invention of the steam engine opened settlement in the western section of the U.S. and Canada

(Choose 1 for Jeopardy) What is: Steam engine made travel through the U.S. Midwest possible? Cross-country travel in 6 days, possible? It established towns near the train stations? It provided access to trade along the way?

Two impacts of the Panama Canal had on global trade include these

What were: -Ships travelled faster from ocean to ocean? -The canal made shipping safer and more economical? -Prices of goods became lower because of faster moving ships? -The canal increased global shipping because of the time saved and lower prices on goods?

One effect aviation had on globalization, in peaceful times

What is worldwide trade and travel was now possible?

One of four ways the invention of the steam engine opened settlement in the western section of the U.S. and Canada

(Choose 1 for Jeopardy)What is : -Steam engine made travel through the U.S. Midwest possible? -Cross-country travel in 6 days was possible? -It established towns near the train stations? -It provided access to trade along the way?

This is the careful utilization of natural resources in order to prevent depletion of the air, water, minerals, and organisms on Earth.

What is Environmental conservation?

One of four ways the invention of the steam engine opened settlement in the western section of the U.S. and Canada

(Choose 1 for Jeopardy)What is: Steam engine made travel through the U.S. Midwest possible? Cross-country travel in 6 days, possible? It established towns near the train stations? It provided access to trade along the way?

With the invention of the car, many changes came about. Name two of them

Travel was quicker and it allowed for more freedom? It led to development of suburbs? Cars led to more pollution? Cars led to the creation of better roads and highways? What were: (Choose two)

The basic systems of society such as roads, bridges, sewers and electricity

What is infrastructure?

With the invention of the car, many changes came about. Name two of them

Travel was quicker and it allowed for more freedom? It led to development of suburbs? Cars led to more pollution? Cars led to the creation of better roads and highways? What were: (Choose two)

Pollution, congestion, traffic, people’s insensitivity towards each other, short term research on new medicines and loss of jobs are only a few negative effects of progress. iPhones, fast cars, cures for everything, big screen TVs, modern appliances are only a few positive effects of progress.

For the test, students will need 2-3 reasons why they agree or disagree the positive effects outweigh the negative effects of modern progress.

This is the understanding the role of your community and country in the world today, including economy, politics and social issues.

What is globalization?

Two impacts of the Panama Canal had on global trade include these

What were: -Ships travelled faster from ocean to ocean? -The canal made shipping safer and more economical? -Prices of goods became lower because of faster moving ships? -The canal increased global shipping because of the time saved and lower prices on goods?

This is an urban region, especially one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other.

What is a megalopolis?

One of four ways the invention of the steam engine opened settlement in the western section of the U.S. and Canada

(Choose 1 for Jeopardy)What is : -Steam engine made travel through the U.S. Midwest possible? -Cross-country travel in 6 days was possible? -It established towns near the train stations? -It provided access to trade along the way?