Regions Test Flashcards
What are the 7 regions in order?
- Agriculture interior
- The north
- Western Cordillera
- Appalachia
- Industrial Heartland
- The south
- Central America and the Caribbean
What is the main rock structure or geologic feature of the agricultural interior?
Sedimentary rock
How many prairie levels are there if you travelled east to west in the agricultural interior?
3
What type of climate does the 1st region have?
Continental climate- really hot or really cold.
What 2 word phrase describe the farming practice where the farmer tried to do more with his crop?
Value added
What word is used to refer to farming and all the business that service?
Agribusiness
This second region has 3 sub regions: the Canadian Shield, the interior plains and arctic archipelago? What is the archipelago
A chain of islands.
List 3 of the most outstanding way to view natural resources in The north?
Consumer view, conservation view or tourist type view.
Two main types of vegetation in region 2
Tundra and boreal forest
Main source of power in region 2?
Hydro electricity
Two methods of mining?
Open pit and shaft
Name the lowest point in region 3
Death Valley
Two mountain ranges in region 3
The Rockies, costal range-volcanic
Least explosive volcano type?
Shield volcano
3 main ways of of cutting down forests?
Clear cutting, selective cutting and patch cutting. Most destructive is clear cutting
What are the two sources of soil creation?
Glaciers and mtn. Ranges
Name the oldest mountain range in North America?
The Appalachian mountains
Region 4 has some of the worlds largest deposits of which kind of fossil fuel?
Coal
What type of transportation is cheapest in region 4
Water transportation
In region 4 what has become one of the main sources of employment.
Tourism
Which 2 crop types have done well for farmers in region 4
Potatoes and fruit
What word do we use to refer to large scale manufacturing of goods.
Industry
What happens at the 3 level
Sales and service of products
Name 2 of the biggest issues that region 5 deals with?
Pollution and loss of farmland
Most electrical power in region 5 tends to come from what 2 sources?
Coal and nuclear power plants
Before industrialization came to region 6 what type of labourers were used?
Slaves
What natural disaster is common in region 6
Hurricanes
What causes these natural disasters?
Rising ocean temperatures from increased climate change.
Where in the region do many Canadians and other people come to
Florida- Disney land
Name 3 issues mentioned in your study sheet that this region has had to face regularly
Drain the swamp, battle against floods, repairing damage from hurricanes
What seems to be the main cause of earthquake and volcanic eruptions in region 7?
Crustal plate movement
What does the climate tend to be like in region 7
Hot and humid
The farms in region 7 tend to be dependent upon human labour and are called what type of farm?
Subsistence or survival farming
What are the roads like in region 7
Poor and undeveloped
What type of money making industry is huge in region 7?
Tourism
What happens at level 2
Turning raw materials into usable products
