Geography of North America, The: Environment, Culture, Economy 2nd Edition by Susan Hardwick test ba

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Chapter Section:  Why Study Regional Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Give Examples
GeoStandard1:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2:   2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments.
 
48) Why is considering geographic scale important when dealing with real world problems? Give examples of two issues and how they would be addressed at different scales.
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Chapter Section:  Why Study Regional Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  3 Application - Employ
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
 

49) Compare and contrast how Canada and the United States emerged from their colonial rule.
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Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Paraphrase
GeoStandard1:  13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2:  17. How to apply geography to interpret the past.
 
50) Define globalization in your own words and give three examples of the impacts and effects of globalization in North America.
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Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Explain
GeoStandard1:  10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
GeoStandard2:  11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.