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Baja California - ANS The long peninsula that extends into the Pacific Ocean. Yucatan Peninsula - ANS The peninsula that extends into the Gulf of Mexico. Rio Grande - ANS The name Americans call the river that serves as part of the border between Mexico and the United States. Sierra Madre del Sur - ANS The mountain range found in Southern Mexico. Mexican Plateau - ANS The central plateau that is surrounded by mountain ranges. Sierra Madre Occidental - ANS The western mountain range near th...

If there are acceptable costs of an exchange, then ______ conditions are met. - ANS transferability Transferability is a function of the ______, the ______, and the ______. - ANS 1) characteristics and value of the product 2) the distance, measured in time and money penalties, over which it must be moved 3) the ability of the commodity to bear the costs of movement __________ is contact between places; it means the movement of people, ideas, and commodities from place to place. - ANS spati...

Quiz 1: Physical Geography The two principal river systems located in south central Australia are called - ANS Darling Murray Combined, Australia and New Zealand make up the region known as _____. - ANS Australasia The area known as Oceania consists of three primary regions. What are they? - ANS Polynesia Micronesia Melanesia Roald Amundsen is credited with being the first explorer to reach _____. - ANS The South Pole Easter Island is known for its _____. - ANS mysterious stone figures c...

World in spatial terms and absolute and relative. - ANS This element identifies where a place is located on earth. Their are two kinds of locations, what are they? Clue: one is exact the other explains where a place is in location to another. Places and regions. - ANS This element involves areas that often group into regions and are based on human or p

Altiplano - ANS a broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes South America archipelago - ANS A group or chain of islands canopy - ANS Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees Pampas - ANS A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay Patagonia - ANS A large platuea in southern Chile and Argentina plateau - ANS A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level rain forest - ANS Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year savann...

Costa Rica Many consider Costa Rica a very special place. Its residents, Ticos, are polite, peaceful, and extremely friendly. Costa Rica has no army and prides itself on having more teachers than polive officers. Costa Rica is a county of sun-drenched beaches in the Pacific, tropical jungles along the carribian coast , cosmopolitan cities such as San José, and high mountains on the Central Valley. Costa Rica is a tourist paradise as well as home to many expatriates. - ANS Many consider Cost...

A long, thin strip of land-locked land attached to a larger area is known as a peninsula. - ANS false Rainfall on the leeward side of the Rockies is reduced. Such an area is known as a _____. - ANS rain shadow Match the letter with the name of the place it represents on the map. - ANS Lake Superior - ANS A Missouri River - ANS B Ozark Mountains - ANS C Badlands - ANS D Great Plains - ANS E Sierra Nevadas - ANS F Great Salt Lake - ANS G Grand Canyon - ANS H

Piedmont - ANS The area that lies between the Atlantic plain and the Appalachians Appalachians - ANS The oldest mountain range on the North American continent Mt. McKinley - ANS The highest mountain in the United States Rockies - ANS Location of the continental divide where waters flow in different directions Fall line - ANS The location of rapids and waterfalls located where the higher land of the Piedmont drops into the Atlantic coastal plain. Missouri - ANS The longest river in the Unit...

The Five Themes of Geography - ANS 1) Location 2) Place 3) Human - Environment Interaction 4) Movement 5) Region Location - ANS Every place on Earth has a location. Location is defined in terms of ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE location. The theme of location is concerned with the question: "Where is it?" A) Absolute Location B) Relative Location TYPES of Location - ANS A) Absolute Location — The exact spot on Earth where something is found. Example: Niambey, the capital of Niger, is located...

Which European country used Australia as a prison colony? - ANS Great Britain The original inhabitants of Australia are known as the? - ANS aborigines The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as the - ANS Maoris Explain the importance and outcome of the Treaty of Waitangi. - ANS Resulted in land wars and many subsequent deaths. Three Parts of Treaty of Waitangi - ANS 1. that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; 2. that Maori chiefs would ke...