Cards in this guide (26)
What is the largest spanish speaking continent
I would say that South America has more spanish speaking persons
than any other continent.
Many slum households in Bangkok have a colour television true or false
What group currently makes up the largest portion of immigrants in Canada
What are the cultural differences between areas that were covered by ice during the last ice age and areas that were not covered
Covered regions tended to industrialize earlier.
How are Bangkok and Seattle linked
The continent of South America is dominated by
What links Seattle and Bangkok
Seattle and Bangkok are linked because of trade.
What happened when the oceans became highways
The world got smaller and cultures mixed, and international
trade provided increased economic growth.
How did sugarcane from the Caribbean end up in rum in New England without major hardship
What made the world smaller and helped cultures to mix
Some things that have helped make the world more connected
are:
The internet
The printing press
Railroads
Ships
Planes
How can the Amazon rain forest help the ecosystems of the entire planet
By containing and capturing huge amounts of carbon dioxide
What does the concept of ocean-centered geography ask us to do
Look at oceans as highways
How does an increase in trade affect the cultures involved
- More peaceful relationship
- Exchange of ideas
- Exchange of people
- Import/export of respective cultures
A nautical map provides information for
What is the effect of trade between two distant cities
Ideas move with products.
Seattle and Bangkok share cultures because of
Seattle and Bangkok are linked because of trade.
When the oceans became highways how did the world change
Cultures, people, and goods spread out and mixed.
Ocean centered geography explains cultural ties because
Trade influences culture regardless of distance.
What has been one cultural effect of Brazil having a large indigneous population since the beginning
The portuguese spoken there is slighty different in Portugal
Why are rivers and oceans seen as barriers
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they can be difficult to navigate and cross
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they may keep people apart that would otherwise interact
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they can prevent trade
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they form natural barriers between landmasses
( its all of the above apex )
How many countries are the North and South American continents divided up into
What unrelated factor would utimately decide where portuguese would be spoken in south America and where spanish would be spoken
Which colonizing country settled throughout South America and what became the southwestern United states
When thd oceans became highways what changed
the world got smaller and cultures mixed (apex)
What of the following is a example of colonial legacy
Most South Americans are Roman Catholic. -Apex
What of the Statements regarding immigration in the 1920s is true
Which of the following statements regarding immigration in the 1920s is true?