Review Questions Flashcards
What are examples of how humans adapt to their environment?
Building houses on piling, using canals for transportation
What event causes tsunamis?
Tectonic forces
What is the fracturing process and how does it affect our dependence on oil?
The process is used to extract oil from shale fields
What are the factors that affect climate?
Latitude, distance, from water, wind current, elevation, ocean currents
How has new technological innovations helped people adapt to new environments and effect settlement patterns?
Refrigeration helps make fresh foods available year-round and also helps people settle in desert areas and in tropical climates
How does mass transit benefit central business districts?
Creates efficient mass transit across the central business district
What are examples of technology innovation that contribute to the economic development of the United States
Railroads, wind mills, steel plow, barbed wire
How did the change in economic activities lead to an impact of mechanization of agriculture
Increased industrialization and mechanization of agriculture led to immigration
How were cultures affected by the triangular trade?
Languages and traditions were diffused into the Americans and the Europeans
What were the effects of The bubonic plague in Europe
Port cities saw a rapid decline in population
What are some historical events that show the diffusion of democracy
U.S. Constitution, French Revolution Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights
What are some negatives of the Columbian exchange
Spread new diseases to Latin America
How did England’s natural resources effect Industrial Revolution?
They lead to growth of industrial cities
List three items that spread because of European colonial and imperialism
Language, religion, and foods
When did the Iron Curtain fall and what occurred because of it?
After World War II in the division of East and west Germany
