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

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

Review 2) What river runs through London? The Thames London

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

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

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

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

Review 7) What is the capital of Wales? Cardiff

Review 8) What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh

Review 9) What is the capital of Northern Ireland? Belfast

Review 10) Draw a map of the UK.

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Review 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

End of Geography Review