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PA R T 1 ± I D E N T I F Y I N G T H E M ES
Directions: Using the statements below, label each one as being Place (P), Location (L), Region (R),
Human-Environment Interaction (H), or Movement (M). There is only one correct answer for each
statement and you will use each term F O U R times.
1. _______ - Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is 3 N, 101 E.
2. _______ - To prevent desertification, people are creating brush fences, planting vegetation in a
process called dune-fixing, and using drip irrigation to stop erosion.
3. _______ - The Democratic Republic of Congo is hot, has a tropical wet climate, is mostly
rainforest, and their official language is French. It is also one of the poorest countries in the
world.
4. _______ - The Great Barrier Reef is by Australia
5. _______ - UAE, Oman, Kuwait are part of an area known as the Persian Gulf States.
6. _______ - The people of Laos adapt to the flooding of the monsoon season by placing their
homes on stilts and traveling by canoes between them.
7. _______ - Sudanese refugees have fled the conflict in their country to camps in Kenya and Chad.
8. _______ - As a means of producing hydroelectric power, and for flood control the Chinese
government is spending billions on the Three Gorges Dam.
9. _______ - Somalia is found on the Horn of Africa along the Indian Ocean.
10. _______ - Japan is a mountainous country so much of the population is lives in mega-cities
along the coastal areas where they speak Japanese and practice the native religion of Shinto
mixed with a number of other Asian religions.
11. _______ - Islam originated on the Arabian Peninsula, and due to trade and conquest is now
practiced as far as Indonesia and the United States.
12. _______ - Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas are all part of the Corn Belt
13. _______ - The internet allows information and ideas to be exchanged worldwide almost
instantaneously.
14. _______ - St. Petersburg lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea, at 60° N, 30° E
15. _______ - Starbucks buys its coffee beans from plantations in Colombia, to be sold in Seattle
16. _______ - Sonic is near Bo Bo China and the closed down gas station.
17. _______ - Clearing of land in Brazil for farming is resulting in the depletion of the rainforests
18. _______ - The Andes Mountains run through Peru, which is home to descendants of the Incas,
where most people practice Catholicism and speak Spanish, and a favorite food is guinea pig.
19. _______ - Bellevue, Millard, Ralston, and Elkhorn are all part of the Omaha Metropolitan Area.
20. _______ - The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is a world vacationing hotspot, due to
its massive hotels, amazing beaches and unique shopping experience.