Geography Semesters

The longest unbroken mountain chain in the world is?

The lowlands along the coasts in cuador is called what?

In Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia tropical-forested regions are called?

The highest freshwater lake in the world is?

The key export mineral for Chile is?

The highest capital in the world is located in what country?

Which country is landlocked?

A) Patagonia B) Chile
C) Bolivia D) Ecuador

What is the primary catch of the fishing industry in Peru?

The unusual weather pattern that wams the ocean near the coast of South America is called?

IN the highlands of Peru, the eastern and western ridges seperate leaving a plain in between them. What is this plain called?

In Ecuador, humid-tropical lowlands of the Amazon Basin are known as?

Describe "vertical trade"

Who was Bolivia named after?

What is the official currency of Ecuador?

Who is the President of Bolivia?

Who is the President of Peru?

label the South American Map.

What region do most of the people in Mexico live and where are major cities are located?

Which or the following has had an impact on family life in Mexico?
A) Immigration B)Tourism
C)Emigration C) None of the above

Factories in MExico the assemble improted materials into finished products that are then exported are called what?

The only place in Mexico where mountains do not dominate the landscape is?

What is the official name of Mexico?

Peninsulares were people who were?

Which of the following is not a tectonic plat found in the Central Plateau region of Mexico?

Who did Montezuma II think was an armor clad god?

Name 3 of the 4 new social classes emerged as the Spanish settled New Spain?

Name 2 different native american groups from Mexico?

Under what agreement do import tariffs on manufactured goods slowly reduced until they finally disappear?

What is the capical of Mexico?

Name 2 advantages of Tourism in Mexico?

Name 2 disadvantages of tourism in Mexico?

Name 2 economic challenges for Mexico?

Who is the president of Mexico?

Felipe de Jesus Calderon's political party?

label the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of California, Sierrra Madre Occidental, Sierrra Madre Oridental, Sierra Madre del sur, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grande, the Gulf of Panama and the Panama canal, the Carribean Sea, and the capitals.

Which river carries more water to the ocean than any other in the world?

The origins or the Parana River are in the highlands of what country?

What acted as a barrier for movement into South America from the west and the north?

The only place in Mexico whre mountains do not dominate the landscape is?

The Amazon River empties into what ocean?

Venezuela sits upon large deposits of what natural resource?

Name the 3 major island groups that make up the Caribbean Islands?

What is another name for the Caribbean Islands?

Who was the first European to encounter the West Indies?

Which of the Great Lakes is not shared with Canada?

Quebec and Ontario are known as?

The Rocky Mountains stretch from ______ to _____?

A person of mixed French-Canadian and Native American ancestry is called what?

The Great Lakes contain ____ of the worlds fresh surface water?

Which region is the poorest in Canada?

The Core Provinces are known as Canada's...?

The Prairie Provinces are known as Canada's...?

In 1994 Canada, the USA, and Mexico signed a pact allowing easier trade between them. What was that pact called?

Canada maintains links with other former British colonies that are independent and have equality under the symbolic protection of the British crown. What is this group of countries called?

What does NAFTA stand for?

NATO stands for?

IN the late 1700's Canada was split into 2 provinces. What were the names of those provinces?

Label Canada

What did the Native Americans introduce to settlers in the south?

Miami, Florida has a neighborhood, that has many Cuban immigrants living there, named "Little...."

What 2 cities are together known as the Twin Cities

The Continental Divide is made up from what mountains?

This Rivercarved the Grand Canyon?

What ocean is found on the east coast or the USA?

What state in the union is the largest, but also the least populated?

What is the "Cultural Capital" of the Midwest?

In the West what is the most precious resource?

What kind of forests replaced original pine forests?

Over time large cities tend to run together. What word is based on Greek roots that means a very large city?

Where does the Tennessee River originate?

What is the leading center of US commerce, banking, advertising, fashion, and media?

A large area of swampland covered in places with tall grass is called what?

NAme the smallest region in the USA?

What are marshy inlets of lakes and rivers in Louisiana called?

What area/city in the Northeast Region is known for producing steel?

True or False? The Colorado River forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico.

True or False? The United States purchased Alaska from Canada.

True or False? The San Andreas Fault runs through Arizona.

True or False? Inuit is another name for Eskimos.

What is the largest freshwater lake system in the world?

Name the Major tributaries of the Mississippi?

What are the 4 Major islands in Hawaii?

Which South Am country is the only one to have a coast on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?

Shacks in Venezuela are called what?

Which of the following was a former British Colony?

A)French Guiana B)England
C)Colombia D)Guyana

Which of the following was a former Dutch Colony?

A)Suriname B)The Netherlands
C)French Guiana D) Guyana

Coffee is an important export for this country?

This is a territory of France?

This country has 1/3 of its land covered by the Andes Mountains?

Which of the following did not emerge from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830?
A)New Granada B)Venezuela
C)Guyana D)Ecquador

The Orinoco River flows into what ocean?
A)Pacific B)Indian
C)Arctic D)none of the above

The highest waterfall in the world is found in Venezuela and is called what?

Oil is an important export for which country?
A)Venezuela B)French Guiana
C)Colombia D)Guyana

Parallel mountain ranges that run along a coastline are called what?

Bogata, Colombia, lies in a basin of..?

What makes Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana different from one another?

What does OPEC stand for?

Name the 3 countries that make up the Guianas?

Who is the President of Venezuela?

Who is the President of Colombia?

Uruguay is slightly smaller than...?

Which of the following countries has 3/4 of its land covered by grasslands?
A)Paraguay B)Uruguay
C)Argentina

This country competes with the USA, Canada, and Australia in selling beef?

Paraguay is slightly smaller than..?

Paraguay is the 6th largest producer of..?

Which of the following is not an environmental issue for Paraguay?
A)Deforestation B)over population
C)Loss of wetlands D)water pollution

Which country is landlocked?
A)Paraguay B)Patagonia
C)Uruguay D)Argentina

In Argentina 1/3 of the population lives in the urban areas of...?

The president of Uruguay is..?

Which of the following is not a landform or climate zone Argentia can be divided into?
A)Andes Mtns B)Costa
C)Patagonia D)Chaco

1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. Name the 4 countries that eventually emerged from this country?

What is the name of the socialist group that governed Nicaragua from 1979-1990

What is the name of the group in NIcaragua that the USA backed with weaphons and money during the 1980s?

Panama was a province of what South American country?

Which of the following is not a reason why the Central American has been a region in turmoil?
A)shortage of available farmland to meet needs of growing population
B)Farmland has been unevenly distrivuted
C)The spanish influence in the former colonies
D)Governments have served the interests of the wealty

Haiti is a former colony of...?

Which of the following is not a religion found in the Caribbean?
A)Catholicism B)Witchcraft
C)SAnteria D)Voodoo

Name the 2 major island groups that make up the Caribbean Islands?

Another Name for the Caribbean Islands?