1. British and American Culture
Review: Geography
Review by Ruth Anderson
British and American Culture

2. Review What are the 4 parts of the UK? Scotland England Wales
Northern Ireland

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2) What river runs through London?
The Thames
London

4. Review 3) Most of England’s land is used to grow what 2 crops?
Wheat and Barley

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4) How much of the population in the UK live in cities?
80%

6. Review 5) What is the capital of the UK?
London (which is also the capital of England)

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6) London is a center for what?
Government, finance, culture

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7) What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff

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8) What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh

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9) What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast

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10) Draw a map of the UK.

12. Review 11) Put the 8 major cities on your map: London Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Cardiff
Belfast
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Belfast
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Cardiff
London

13. Scots Irish Welsh English Review 12) Add the peoples of the UK: Scots
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Irish
Belfast
Liverpool
Manchester
Welsh
Birmingham
Cardiff
London
English

14. Scots Irish (Gaelic) Welsh (Welsh) English (English) Review (Gaelic)
13) Add the languages:
Gaelic
Welsh
English
(Gaelic)
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Irish
Belfast
(Gaelic)
Liverpool
Manchester
Welsh
(Welsh)
Birmingham
Cardiff
London
English
(English)

15. Review 14)In Eastern United States how high are the mountains?
They are low.

16. Review 15) Where in the U.S. will you find the Appalachian Mountains?
In the Eastern U.S.

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16) In which part of the U.S. will you find the Rocky Mountains?
In the West

18. Review 17) Where is Yellowstone National Park?
In the Rocky Mountains in the U.S.

19. Review 18) What is one of Yellowstone’s claims to fame?
It was the first National Park in the world.

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19) Where is the Grand Canyon?
In Arizona, in the Western U.S.

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20) What is the longest and most important river in the Gulf system in the U.S.?
The Mississippi River

22. Review 21) What is the most important agricultural region in the U.S.?
The Central Lowlands

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22) The rivers in what river system in the U.S. are good for power resources?
And Why?
The Pacific River system.
Because the currents are swift.

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23) On average, what happens to the temperature the farther north you get in the U.S.?
It gets colder.

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24) On average, what happens to the temperature the farther south you get in the U.S.?
It gets hotter.

26. Review 25) Where is it wettest in the U.S.?
On the Gulf coast, the northwest coast and the eastern seaboard.

27. Review 26) Where is it driest in the U.S.?
The western plateaus and the western part of the Great Plains.

28. Review 27) What major natural resource does the U.S. need to import?
Petroleum (oil/gas)

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28) What is the capital of the U.S.?
Washington, D.C.

30. 29) Place these cities and features on a U.S. map
Yellowstone Nat’l Park
Central Lowlands
Rocky Mountains
The Great Lakes
Grand Canyon
Mississippi River
Chicago
Appalachian Range
Seattle
Boston
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Washington, DC
Miami
Houston
Atlanta
29) Place these cities and features on a U.S. map

31. End of Geography Review