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Final Exam Review

2014 Spring Exam 5/13 & 5/14

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Why are most capitals located on major rivers? Rivers make trading easier, rivers are a great water source, and rivers provide transportation for people and goods.
Which two countries does the English Channel lie between? Great Britain and France
What divides the European and Asian sides of Russia? The URAL mountains
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin and why? The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain becuase of hte abudance of natural resources of coal and iron ore (which makes steel)
What were the MAIN causes of WWI? Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What is the dominant religion found in Europe? Christianity
What is Venezuela's environmental issue? OIL
How does geography create air pollution in Mexico City? Mexico City lies in a valley, surrounded by mountians, that traps the air pollution over the city.
What was the cause for the Russian Revolution? The peasants were hungry and wanted out of WWI. They wanted bread and peace.
What was the result of the Russian Revolution? the Czar was overthrown and the county became the communist Soviet Union
What is an environmental issue found in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest? cutting down trees/deforestation
What would be MOST helpful in improving a country's standard of living? increasing the literacy rate/reducing the illiteracy rate
What are two Romance languages? Spanish and Portuguese
What type of government shares power between a central government and the states? federal
NAFTA promotes trade between which countries? Canada, the US and Mexico
What is an oligarchy? when a small group runs the government
What are the two primary languages in Latin America? Spanish and Portuguese
What is a mixed economy? a combination of privately-owned industry and government control
Which type of economy is associated with a communist government? command
The two official languages of Canada are: English and French
A democracy is described as ____ the "will of the people"
The explorers who lived for a while on the Newfoundland coast in AD 1000 were known as the Vikings
the leader of the government in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom is the prime minister
The French colonist are the largest cultural group living in which province in Canada? Quebec
How did the Canadians gain indepenence from Britain? by means of negotions over a period of time.
How did Pizarro conquer the Inca Empire? He surprised the emperor's army and took the emperor hostage.
Why did Europeans choose slaves from Africa as a labor source in the New World? The New World had diseases that did not affect the African Workers
Why were the Spanish conquistadors in Latin America? God, Gold, and Glory
What kind of government oes the country of Australia have? federal
What is the role of the governer-general in Australia? this person represents the Queen in Australia
the Aboriginal culture has an important aspect called ___ Dreamtime
Why are Australian animals not found anywhere else in the world? the country is a great distance from other large landmasses
How did the Columbian Exchange affect Latin American history? guns, diseases, plants, and animals were found in new places
Be able to locate the European Plain, Rhine River, Danube River, the English Channel, Pyrenees Mountains, & the Ural Mountains on a map. Locate an interactive map of Europe.
Zero degrees latitude is ___ the Equator
Zero degrees longitude is the __ __ Prime Meridian
In order to pinpoint locations on a map, I must pinpoint __________ first, LATITUDE
I pinpoint latitude by looking ___ or ___ Left or right
Lines of Latitude measure ___ or ___ North or South
Lines of longitude measure ___ or ___ east or west
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