Chapter One test 6th 1st Semester final

Question 1

What is geography?

Answer 1

The study of the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere.

Question 2

What are the cardinal directions?

Answer 2

North South East West.

Question 3

What are the intermeadite directions?

Answer 3

Northeast Southeast Southwest and Northwest.

Question 4

What is longituide

Answer 4

Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.

Question 5

What is Latituide

Answer 5

Latituide is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator

Question 6

What are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 6

location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction.

Question 7

What happens during a solstice, and why?

Answer 7

The time of the year when the difference between the length of days and the length of nights is the largest

Question 8

What happens during an equinox?

Answer 8

The day length in both hemishpheres is the same.

Question 9

What are the U.S. time zones?

Answer 9

Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern.

Question 10

Why do we have seasons?

Answer 10

The earth’s spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane.

Question 11

Earth’s structure- know the layers.

Answer 11

Crust Mantle Core Outer Core.

Question 12

Know what plate tectonics do.

Answer 12

explains how major land forms are created as a result of Earth’s subterranean movements.

Question 13

What happens on a fault line?

Answer 13

Lots of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 14

What is the difference in climate in weather?

Answer 14

Whereas weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.

Question 15

What is the difference in a biome v ecosystem?

Answer 15

A biome is a different form of an ecosystem in which a large land area with a distinct climate and plants and animal species exist. The ecosystem is an interaction of the living and non- living components in an environment..

Question 16

Why are the tropics called the low latitudes ?

Answer 16

The degress is acctually Low

Question 17

Why are the polar zones called the high latitudes?

Answer 17

The degrees is acctualy high.

Question 18

Why are the temperate zones called the middle latitudes?

Answer 18

they are between the high and the low lats

Question 19

What is a renewable resource?

Answer 19

something that can be made again in a reasonable amount of time.

Question 20

What is a non-renewable resource?

Answer 20

Something that cannot be made again in a reasonable amount of time.

Question 21

What are fossil fuels?

Answer 21

Fossil fuels are made from decomposing plants and animals. These fuels are found in the Earth’s crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of fossil Feuls.

Question 22

What are the formulas for calculating birth and death rate?

Answer 22

number of births or deaths per 100 people

Question 23

What happens to the standard of living if the rate of population growth exceeds the growth of necessary resources like food and water?

Answer 23

It will decrease

Question 24

Some regions on Earth are warmer than others, because Earth’s surface is ____________, and different areas of the planet receive different amounts of _____________________.

Answer 24

rounded
Direct sunlight.

Question 25

Temperatures are cooler in areas with __________ altitudes.

Answer 25

higher

Question 26

_________________ language, laws, religion, values, food, clothing, etc.

Answer 26

Cultural Traits

Question 27

_______________ common cultural traits considered normal in a society

Answer 27

Cultural Norms

Question 28

_______________ a group of people with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs.

Answer 28

a socitey

Question 29

A social structure is a pattern of organized _______________ among groups of people within a _____________.

Answer 29

Relesionships scocity I think lol

Question 30

A social class is a group of people living in similar _____________ conditions.

Answer 30

living

Question 31

What are the two types of families ?

Answer 31

Nuclear and Extended

Question 32

What is standard of living ?

Answer 32

Someones level of comfort

Question 33

______________________ government policy or restriction that limits international trade.

Answer 33

a trade barrier

Question 34

______________________buying and selling that takes place within a country .

Answer 34

domestic trade

Question 35

______________________the removal of trade barriers.

Answer 35

free trade

Question 36

______________________ the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.

Answer 36

Gross Domestic Product or GDP

Question 37

______________________ The exchange of goods and services.

Answer 37

Trade

Question 38

______________________coming from outside a country.

Answer 38

import

Question 39

______________________a tax on imports or exports.

Answer 39

A Tariff

Question 40

How do the seasons in different hemispheres affect trade?

Answer 40

In farming only some things grow in certain times of year so if something is growing in the southern hemisphere it's probally not growing in the north affect where people buy from.

Question 41

What is the basic purpose of the government?

Answer 41

Governments provide the parameters for everyday behavior for citizens, protect them from outside interference, and often provide for their well-being and happiness.

Question 42

_____________________ is a set of basic rules and principles for organizing and running a government.

Answer 42

a constitution

Question 43

What is a limited government?

Answer 43

when the government has limited power.

Question 44

What is an unlimited government?

Answer 44

When the government has unlimited power.

Question 45

become a U.S. citizen, one must: Be at least ____ years of age. Must have been a __________To___________________________ for at least ______ years. Must be of good ___________________________________. Must know how to __________, ___________ and __________ English.

Answer 45

1 18 2 will be put in soon 3 will be put in soon 4 5 5 Charecter and moral 6 read 7 wright 8 speak

Question 46

What is the difference between history and prehistory?

Answer 46

pre history is the time before wrighting and history is when they began to wright stuff down.

Question 47

Is an account of an event written by someone who was not at the event a primary source, or secondary source?

Answer 47

Secondary