Geounits


 * UNIT ONE**

Location, Place, Region, Movement, People
 * 1) Name the five themes of geography. **

Europe, and Africa.
 * 2) Which two continents are bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. **

70%
 * 3) How much of the Earth's surface is water? **

Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
 * 4) What are the four layers of the Earth? **

Weathering is the process of breaking down rock, whereas Erosion is the movement of weathered materials such as soil, sand, and gravel.
 * 5) What is the difference between Weathering and Erosion? **

Mechanical and Chemical. Mechanical physically breaks down large pieces of rocks. Chemical changes a rocks chemical makeup.
 * 6) What are two kinds of Weathering? **

** UNIT TWO **
Latitude, Ocean Currents, and the Sun's rays
 * 1) Name Three things that affect weather. **

Towards the Equator
 * 2) Map Skills; In what directions do the prevailing winds move in the low latitudes. **

Forest, Grassland, Desert, Tundra
 * 3) What are four main ecosystems. **

Low Bushes, and Small Evergreen Trees
 * 4) Chart Skills; What kind of plants are found in chaparral forests. **

Places that have enough food to allow people to live
 * 1) In what kinds of places would you expect to find the greatest population density? **

The population was a bout 2 billion.
 * 2) What was the worlds population in 1950? **


 * 3) How is the was a monarch gets power different from the leader of a democratic country? **

1) How can recycling help with the problem of some nonrenewable resources? You take the minerals of those resources to be re-used.

2) Diagram Skills: Why might a manufacturer prefer to depend on water power instead of oil Water is easily found in contrast to oil.

3- How does subsistence farming differ from commercial farming?
== 4- Diagram Skills: What type of economic activity is firefighting? UNIT FIVE ==

The physical features of both nations include high mountain chains in the west, plains in the central area, and lower mountains in the east.

2) Map Skills: Which oceans border the United States and Canada? The Pacific Ocean in the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East

3 - Name three natural resources that have helped the United States to become wealthy. Crops, Forests, Mineral Resources

4 - Diagram Skills: What four factors have contributed to the economic success of the United States? Hard working people, Good systems of transportation, Rich natural resources, Free enterprise system

5 - Why did the first U.S. cities develop near the Atlantic Ocean? It was easier to ship to Europe

6 - Diagram Skills: Which place serves the smallest area? Farm

** UNIT 7 **
The North Atlantic Ocean is a rich source of fish. Excellent harbors helped ports to grow. The region’s fast-flowing rivers pro- vided power for early factories that made shoes, cloth, and other goods.
 * 1 - Name two ways that rivers were important in helping the Northeast to grow.**

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,New York
 * 2 - Map Skills: Which seven states of the Northeast border the Atlantic Ocean?**

The region is rich in resources and has become a popular place to live and work. Some of the largest oil reserves in the United States are located in the South Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
 * 3 - What are two reasons for the South’s rapid growth?**
 * 4 - Map Skills: Which states border the Gulf of Mexico?**

because the region’s farms are among the most productive in the world. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Indiana
 * 5 - Why is the Midwest called “the nation’s breadbasket”?**
 * 6 - Map Skills: Which six states of the Midwest border the Great Lakes?**

bring in water through aqueducts, pipes that carry water over long distances. The Pacific Ocean.
 * 7 How does Los Angeles provide enough water for its population?**
 * 8 Map Skills: What ocean borders the West?**

** 3) What do separatists in Quebec want? **
==** To secede or withdraw from the rest of Canada 4) Graph Skills: What country in Europe is the original place of origin for most Canadians? ** 5) What challenge does Canada face in developing its natural resources? == ==** Extraction 6) Chart Skills: Which country has a higher per capita GDP? **== USA

** #1 What are the three different economic systems in Latin America? **
== . A market economy allows economic decisions to be deter- mined by supply and demand, while the government makes those decisions in a command economy. Under a tradi- tional economy, families produce goods and services for their own use. **#2** Map Skills: What bodies of water border Central America? == Pacific, Atlantic, Golf of Mexico, Caribbean sea

** #1 In what part of Mexico do most of its people live? **
==** Plateau of Mexico #2 Map Skills: What peninsula is in northwestern Mexico? **== Baja California

** #3 Name two of Mexico’s most impor- tant industries. **
==** oil and tourism #4 Diagram Skills: What are the three cultures that make up Mexico today? **== Ancient Indian, Modern Mexican, Colonial Spanish

== mainly plantation owners #2 Map Skills: Which five countries of Central America border both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama ==
 * UNIT 11
 * 1) 1 What is the main occupation of most people in Central America?**

Windward.
** Atlantic, Caribbean sea, Gulf of Mexic
 * 1) 4 Map Skills: What bodies of water surround the Caribbean islands? **

Unit 12

#1 What region is Brazil’s economic heartland?: Southeast.
== #2 Map Skills: What city is located on the Amazon River?: Manaus. ==

== 3 What has Brazil done to encourage the development of the country’s interior region?: Brazil’s government has increased industry and encouraged people to settle in the interior. The govern- ment has built steel mills, oil refineries, and hydroelectric dams. It built the new capital of Brasília in the Brazilian Highlands and built thousands of miles of new roads. == == #4 Graph Skills: How did the percentage of people living in cities change from 1974 to 1994?: Its increased by 18% Unit 13  ==


 * 1) 6 Chart Skills: In what countries is the Gran Chaco located?

Unit 14

1 - Why is Western Europe one of the most densely populated regions in the world? it contains 3% of the worlds land mass.

2 - Map Skills According to the map, to which Western European country have Turkish citizens migrated? Germany.

Unit 15

1 - What part of England is a center of industry? MIDLANDS is the center 2 - Map Skills What places make up the United Kingdom? scotland, glasgow, edinburgh, liverpool, Bimingham, London, wales 3 - Where do most people live in Scotland? center lowlands 4 - **Chart Skills:** Which part of the United Kingdom has the second largest population? scotland 5 - What religions divide the people of Ireland? protestants and catholics

6 - **Time Line Skills**: In what year did the Republic of Ireland become independent? 1994

7 - What is a mixed economy? the government operates the buisness

Ice Land.
 * 8 - Map Skills** Which three Nordic nations have land that lies north of the Arctic Circle?

Unit 16

1 - Where is the center of France’s manufacturing region? 2 - Map Skills** What countries of Central Western Europe border France? Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland. 3 - Why is the Ruhr Valley important to Germany 4 - Map Skills** What mountain range is in southern Germany? Frankfurt. 5 - How do the Dutch use the land they took from the sea? 6 - Chart Skills** Which Benelux country has the largest population? Germany. 7 - Which war brought an end to the Austro-Hungarian Empire? 8 - Graph Skills** About how many refugees have gone to Switzerland? Around 100,000 refuges.
 * The Paris Basin.
 * It is rich in coal, and produces most of Germany's iron and steel.
 * Dutch used windmills to power the pumps that remove water from the land.
 * WW1

Unit 17 =**On what peninsula are Spain and Portugal located?: Iberian Peninsula **= =Map Skills **On what body of water is Lisbon located: Atlantic Ocean**= =**Why have many southern Italians moved to the north?: To find Jobs **= == **Map Skills** What mountains form Italy’s northern border?: Alps

=**What makes Greece a part of the Mediterranean region?: History and geography **= =Unit 18= **Chart Skills** Which country has the highest population? Which one has the lowest life expectancy: Italy,Portugal 1 - How has the geography of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia affected the movement of people across the region? 2 - Map Skills** What country of Central Europe and Northern Eurasia is the largest? Kyrgyzstan.
 * Multiethnic religion.

Unit 19

1 - What helped Poles keep their national identity? Ending communism. 2 - **Map Skills** Why do you think Gdan ́sk is an important city? It's not. 3 - What united these countries in the years after World War II? Bringing back privatization. 4 - **Map Skills** What river forms part of the border between Slovakia and Hungary? Danobe river. 5 - What does the word balkanize mean? The region broke up into small unfriendly countries. 6 - **Chart Skills** How many countries have been created since Yugoslavia broke up? 6 countries. 7 - What have the Baltic states done since independence to improve their economies? Improved industry. 8 - **Chart Skills** What is the largest nation in the Baltic states and border nations region? What is the smallest? Ukraine is the highest, Moldava is the smallest.

Unit 20

1 - What is chernozem? Fertile soil of Russia. 2 - **Map Skills** What is the capital of Russia? Moscow. 3 - What policies did the Russian gov- ernment establish during the late 1980s? A policy of Glasnost. 4 - **Time Line Skills** What happened in 1237 in Russia? Mongols overrun Kievan state. 5 - How many people living in Russia consider themselves Russian? 80% of them do. 6 - **Chart Skills** Which nation has a stronger economy—Russia or the United States? Why? Untied states.

Unit 21

1 - What three monotheistic religions began in Southwest Asia? Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

2 - **Map Skills** Which four Central and Southwest Asian countries border the Caspian Sea? Turkey, Iran,Turkmenistan,and Georgia.