GEOGRAPHY

Question 1

Natural Resource:

Answer 1

Things we use from nature (e.g., water, trees).

Question 2

Renewable Resource:

Answer 2

Replenishes over time (e.g., sunlight, wind).

Question 3

Non-Renewable Resource

Answer 3

Limited and doesn’t replenish (e.g., coal, oil).

Question 4

Herbicides/Pesticides

Answer 4

Chemicals for killing weeds/insects.

Question 5

Sustainable Farming

Answer 5

Farming in a way that protects the environment (e.g., crop rotation).

Question 6

Vertical Farming

Answer 6

: Growing crops in stacked layers, often indoors.

Question 7

Watershed

Answer 7

Area of land where water collects and drains into a larger body.

Question 8

Sustainability

Answer 8

Using resources wisely so future generations can also use them.

Question 9

Ecological Footprint

Answer 9

The amount of Earth’s resources a person or group uses.

Question 10

Fair Earth Share:

Answer 10

Sharing resources equally across the globe.

Question 11

Immigrant:

Answer 11

Someone moving to a new country to live.

Question 12

Push Factor:

Answer 12

Reasons people leave their country (e.g., war, poverty).

Question 13

Pull Factor

Answer 13

Reasons people are attracted to another country (e.g., jobs, safety).

Question 14

Independent Skilled Worker:

Answer 14

Needs 67/100 points (age, education, language, etc.).

Question 15

Economic Worker:

Answer 15

Needs 35/100 points and $400,000 investment.

Question 16

Family Sponsor:

Answer 16

No points; must be related (spouse, child, sibling under 18, etc.).

Question 17

Refugee:

Answer 17

Accepted if fleeing danger or persecution.

Question 18

Demography:

Answer 18

Study of population (e.g., birth/death rates, age distribution).

Question 19

Doubling Time:

Answer 19

How long it takes a population to double.

Question 20

Dependency Load:

Answer 20

People not working (kids and elderly) compared to workers

Question 21

Global Village:

Answer 21

The world becoming more connected due to technology.

Question 22

Tips for THINK Strategy (Political Cartoons):

Answer 22

T: Title – What’s the cartoon called?
H: Headings – Any text or labels?
I: Infer – What’s the hidden meaning or message?
N: New – Does it teach or make you wonder about something?
K: Knowledge – What do you already know about the topic?