Each year families leave Central America and the Caribbean to live and work in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. What is this movement of people from one place to another called?

A long drought dries up the farms in a region, so families leave to find work elsewhere. Is the drought a push factor or a pull factor for their move?

Canada sells lumber to the United States, and the United States sells machinery to Canada. Each country relies on the other for goods it needs. What is this relationship called?

A country in Central America ships its coffee harvest to buyers in Canada. For the Central American country, that coffee is called what?

Bananas and coffee are grown across Central America but not on farms in Canada. What explains the difference?

Many people migrate from Central America to the United States because factories and farms there offer higher-paying jobs. Is the offer of higher-paying jobs a push factor or a pull factor for their move?

Caribbean islands are struck by hurricanes far more often than the coast of Chile is. What feature of the Caribbean region explains this?

Trade between two countries can include services, such as tourism, as well as goods, such as wheat.

The Amazon rainforest is shared by nine countries in South America. Which country holds by far the largest share of it?

Rainforest trees pull water up from the soil and release it from their leaves as water vapor. What does this do for the region around them?

Across the Western Hemisphere, large areas of trees are cut down and cleared to make room for farms and cattle ranches. What is this called?

Chile, Peru, and Mexico all sit along the Pacific coast of the Americas, and all three feel strong earthquakes. What causes the shaking in this zone?

The Panama Canal cuts across a narrow strip of land in Central America. Why does using it save a shipping company many days of travel?

Four of the five Great Lakes sit on the border between the United States and Canada. What does that mean for pollution dumped into one of those lakes?

Which issue is especially important in the New York City region because so many people live and work close together?

True or False: Different regions of New York can face different modern problems because their geography, population, and economies are not the same.

Why is protecting the Adirondack Park an important modern issue for New York?

Which modern issue especially affects communities along New York’s coasts and rivers, including areas near New York Harbor and Long Island?

True or False: Immigration has helped make many New York communities culturally diverse.

A town in western New York wants to create new jobs after some factories closed. Which action best addresses that regional issue?