Human Geography

Question 1

Erie Canal

Answer 1

A man-made navigable water route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (via New York City’s Hudson River)

Question 2

Assembly Line

Answer 2

Refined by Henry Ford in 1909 to improve the process of mass production.

Question 3

telephone

Answer 3

Invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. Allowed instantaneous voice communication over a long distance for the first time

Question 4

Push Factor

Answer 4

Circumstances or conditions in a person’s home country that motivate or force them to leave.

Example: People might choose to leave their homeland due to political instability or economic hardship.

Question 5

Irrigation

Answer 5

The process of moving water from rivers, streams, and aquifers onto drier areas

Question 6

Human Migration

Answer 6

the movement of people from one location to another

Question 7

Canal

Answer 7

a man-made waterway made to allow boats to pass through or to transport water for irrigation purposes

Example: Panama Canal

Question 8

Suez Canal

Answer 8

A man made navigable water route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

Question 9

Urbanization

Answer 9

The process of a society becoming more urban, with growing populations in dense city centers and a move away from rural living

Question 10

Bering Land Bridge

Answer 10

an area of land exposed during the last Ice Age in what is now the Bering Strait between modern-day Russia and Alaska, used by prehistoric humans to migrate into the Western Hemisphere

Question 11

airplane

Answer 11

Invited in 1903 by the Wright Brothers. Sped up travel over long distances.

Question 12

Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 12

Built between 1863 and 1869 and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Question 13

Panama Canal

Answer 13

A man-made waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Question 14

Baby boomers

Answer 14

The generation born following WWII (1940s). This population bubble has had a significant impact on American culture, economy, and politics as the baby boomers have aged. Their concerns became the primary concerns of the nation.

Question 15

Pull Factor

Answer 15

Pull factors are circumstances or conditions that attract or draw individuals to move to a particular destination.

Example: People might want to resettle in another location due to increased economic opportunities or freedoms in the new location.

Question 17

Socio-Economic Status

Answer 17

social and economic standing within a group