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29 Cards in this Set
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List 4 types of regions |
1.)Political |
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List 4 ways people communicate
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1.)Telephones
2.)Fax Machines 3.)Computers- email 4.)Cell phones |
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List the 5 regions of the United States
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1.)Northeast
2.)Southeast 3.)Midwest 4.)Southwest 5.)West |
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What are the three levels of government of the USA
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1.)Federal
2.)State 3.)Local |
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What is a *region
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An area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas.
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When may a region change
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When people modify or change the enviroment to meet their needs.
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Television and radios are examples of what
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They're examples of types of communications.
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What is our nation's capital called
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Washington D.C.
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What is Washington D.C. called
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A federal district.
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Nearly every state is divided into regions. What are these called?
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Counties.
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What's the country seat
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It's the town or city that is the center of a country's government.
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Each state has its own center of the state's government in which it chooses. What are they called?
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A capital city.
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Each city sets up its own _____ or city government?
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Municipal.
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What's one thing the FEDERAL government does?
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It makes treaties or agreements between groups or countries.
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What is the job the STATE government does?
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It provides services for the people in their state.
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Counties and cities provide services for the people in their ___________?
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Communities.
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Who is remembered as a planner of Washington D.C.?
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Benjamin Bannecker.
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Canada divides their nation into how many smaller political parties?
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13 seperate.
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About 2 out of 3 Canadians live within how many miles of the U.S border?
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100.
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Mexico is also made out of ______ and has varied geography.
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States.
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More than 100 million people live in what country?
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Mexico.
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What's the official language of Mexico?
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Spanish.
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What is the Central American region like?
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It's made up of a narrow strip of land that connects North and South America.
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Central America is divided into how many regions?
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7
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What's an example of a commonwealth of the U.S.?
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Puerto Rico
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What's an example of a territory of the U.S.?
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The U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Where are Central America and the Carribbean Islands both located?
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In the tropics.
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What's the last region of the North America is a huge island off the northeast coast of Canada called?
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Greenland.
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What two bodies of water border Central America?
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The Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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