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Geography Quiz #2 Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the Coast Mountains?

A

Western North America to Alaska

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2
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Where is the Rocky Mountains?

A

Alberta
British Columbia
Southward to New Mexico

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3
Q

Where is the Appalachian Mountains?

A

Newfoundland

Southwest to Alabama

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4
Q

Where is the Canadian Shield?

A 
From Labrador
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
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5
Q

Where is the Mississippi River?

A 
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi 
Louisiana
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6
Q

Where is the Rio Grande River?

A

Starts in Colorado
Runs through New Mexico
Ends in El Paso Texas

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7
Q

Where is the Colorado River?

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Starts in Colorado
Through Utah
Arizona
Ends in Grand Canyon

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8
Q

Where is the Alps?

A

Central Europe

Italy
France
Switzerland
Liechtenstein 
Austria
Slovenia
Germany
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9
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Where is the Pyrenees Mountains?

A

Southwest Europe

Forms a natural border between

Spain
France

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10
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Where is the Crimea Penninsula?

A

Located above the Black Sea

That little island

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11
Q

Identify cities in CA and USA that have a temperament climate

A

All of east coast of CA and USA

Central CA and USA

West coast CA and above California

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12
Q

Where are the interior lowlands?

What is their major crop?

A

Central Saskatchewan

Wheat
Canola
Barley
Oats

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13
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Where is the Great Plains?

What is major crop?

A 
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico

Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta

Corn

Soybeans

Cotton

Sugar Beets

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14
Q

Where is the Pacific Mountain Region?

Major Crops?

A

North America from British Columbia to Northwestern Mexico

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15
Q

Where is the Canadian Boreal Forest?

A

Newfoundland and Labrador
To Yukon
Alaska

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16
Q

How do obesity rates in the American South compare in states along west coast?

A

More obese people in American South

More than 29% in South

Fewer then 25% in west coast

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17
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Identify whether Canada and the USA grow GMO crops, import GMO Crops or require labelling for GMO Crops?

A

Canada and America mainly grow and import GMOs.

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18
Q

Name 4 cities in the Sun Belt

A

Florida - Miami
Arizona -Pheonix
Georgia - Atlanta
Louisiana - New Orleans

19
Q

Name 4 cities in the Rust Belt?

A

Michigan - Detroit
Illinois - Chicago
Indiana - Indianapolis
Ohio - Columbus

20
Q

Identify a high-tech centre in IT in California, Colorado and Florida.

A

San Jose
Miami
Denver

21
Q

Where has the majority of Cannabis been produced in Canada and USA?

A

British Colombia

California

22
Q

Identify top three economic sectors of Canada and United States.

A

Canada

Finance
Manufacturing
Health care

USA

Finance
Government
Manufacturing

23
Q

How does median income in the American South

Compare with New York, California and Washington States

A

Besides Texas,
The rest of the South has less median income then

California
New York
Washington State

24
Q

Locate four climatic zones of Europe?

A

Northwestern Uplands - Scandinavia

North European Lowlands - ukraine poland lithuania estonia

Central Plateaus - germany czech republic slovakia

Alpine System - Italy, Balkan region Romania hunngary

25
Q

Where is the Gulf Stream?

Describe its impact on Europe.

A

Helps regulate temperature

Of ireland
Great Britain

Helps west coast be more warm then east

Regulates western europe temperature especially in winter, keeps winter a bit warmer.

26
Q

Name the agricultural production of

Northwestern Uplands

North European Lowlands

Central Plateaus

Alpine System

A

Uplands - Pastoralism

The Alpine System - cheese, wine, cattle

Central plateaus - olive trees

Lowlands- fruit orchards, hops, corn , wheat

27
Q

What country leads beer consumption and wine consumption in Europe?

A

France - Wine

Germany - Beer

28
Q

Locate three European cities that had invested in Renewable energy by 2011?

A

Frankfurt Germany
London UK
Copenhagen Denmark

29
Q

Locate the golden triangle

And first, second and third wave industrial regions

A

Golden triangle - london, paris Berlin

First Wave - Britain
Second Wave - britain, france, belgium germany

Third wave - uk france germany netherlands southern scandanivia , northern italy eastern austria slovakia poland ukraine spain

30
Q

Where is the southern crescent in Europe?

A

Straddles the alps from central germany to northern italy

31
Q

Locate five current world cities in Europe

A 
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Milan
Berlin
32
Q

Locate european city that has been a world city since 17 century

And one city that lost influence in 19th century

A

London

Lost influence - venice

33
Q

Locate the former Iron Curtain

A 
East germany 
Slovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
34
Q

Identify minority ethnic groups in Spain,United Kingdom

A

Basques in spain

Celtics in UK

35
Q

Describe the origins and destinations for recent flows of Muslims to Northern Europe and Southern Europe.

A

Iraq Somalia Eritrea Afghanistan

Spain
France
UK
Italy

36
Q

Describe the contemporary distribution of population across Europe

A

Mainly Central Europe and within major citys

100 persons per KM squared

37
Q

Identify 4 europe cities with most debt

A

Greece
Italy
Portugal
Ireland

38
Q

Identify 3 european countries that have a dependency ratio over 30%

A

Germany
Italy
Greece

39
Q

Where did USA drop bombs?

A

The US dropped bombs in the Marshall Islands

40
Q

Whaling ships called regularly?

A

Australia
UK
New Zealand
Maybe Maori

41
Q

Name the countries that produce the most uranium

A

Australia

42
Q

Locate the country in oceania where phosphate mining destroyed the country

A

Nauru

43
Q

Describe the Australia distribution population

A

73% british
20% europe
5%asia
2%aboriginal

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