I know my Geography (Ch 1 & 2) Planet Earth and the solar system! (3-4) Hot and Cold (Climates) (5-6) Latin American People (7) Latin American Geography and Culture (8-9)

Two types of location used by geographer

Relative and absolute

Another name for mapmakers

cartographers

Land takes up this amount of the earth’s surface

30%

A short term aspect of climate

weather

Seas, gulfs, and bays are types of this

Bodies of salt water

What is the sun?

A star

Name the three layers of the Earth

The core, mantle, and crust

What months do the equinoxes take place during?

March and September

What causes Earth’s seasons?

Earth’s revolution and its tilt

Resources that can be replaced and don’t disappear over time are examples of this

Renewable resources

Large parts of Canada and Alaska are found in this climate region

Subartic

The United States purchased land from this country

France

Which countries are part of NAFTA?

United States, Canada, and Mexico

This highway runs from British Columbia to Newfoundland

The Trans-Canada Highway

Most people in the United States live in these regions

Cities

This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Panama Canal

These Europeans claimed part of the Americas for Spain

conquistadors

The mountains on the western edge of South America.

Andes

These Caribbean Islands are linked to the United States

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The present day Maya live here

Mexico and Central America

The world’s largest rainforest is found in this basin

Amazon Basin

This mountain range in Mexico is a continuation of the Rocky Mountains

Sierra Madre

Most of South America’s population lives far from the interior of the country and close to this

The coastal region

Why did Africans first come to the Caribbean?

They were enslaved by Europeans

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Plants, animals, and diseases spread between Europe and the Americas