Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________ Block: ________
World Geography
Unit 2 Study Guide
Define:
Industrialization
Crop Rotation
Continental Divide
Tornadoes
Smog
NAFTA
Tributaries
Suburbs
Headwaters
Eutrophication
Cash Crops
Immigrants
Typhoons
Free Enterprise
Metropolitan Area
Acid Rain
Canopy
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
Conquistadors
Deforestation
Ecosystem
Slash and Burn
Export
Mosaics
Canopy
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
Conquistadors
Deforestation
Ecosystem
Slash and Burn
Export
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Name: ____________________________ Date: _____________ Block: ________
Know:
What was originally over the Great Plains
Timberline
Subarctic Climate
Location of Tropical Rainforest in the western hemisphere
Pacific Range
Rain Shadow
Influence of the Roman Catholic Church
Affect of Cattle Ranchers on the Amazon Basin
Deforestation
Literacy Rate
Two industries the United States and Canada depend the most on
Clearcutting
Megalopolis
Largest city in the United States
Mexico’s branches of government
The Constitution gives the U.S. National Government what powers
North America and Glaciers
Largest Country in South America
Arrival of Europeans to the Western hemisphere
Most-populated Spanish Speaking country in the world
Inca civilization location
Mexico’s greatest natural resource
Type of Government for Belize
How might you deal with the problem of smog
Andes Mountains
Drainage of Amazon Basin
Energy production in Brazil
Jamaican Religions
Biggest River in the Western Hemisphere
Importance of landforms in the development of the human populations in both North
and South America
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