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Chapters 1-4 Flashcards

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1
Q

What is geography?

A

The world and all that’s in it

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2
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What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

A

The Equator

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3
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What is the exact spot at which a place is found on the globe using a grid system?

A

Absolute location

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4
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What place does the Prime Meridian go through?

A

Greenwhich, England

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5
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What are places that has common characteristics and areas that are united by specific factors?

A

Regions

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6
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What is an ecosystems?

A

a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival

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7
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What is cartography?

A

the study and making of maps

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8
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What is the lithosphere?

A

land that makes up a part of the earth

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9
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What is a hydrosphere?

A

Oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

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10
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What is the atmosphere?

A

the air in which we breathe; 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and small amounts of argon and other gases

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11
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What is the highest point on Earth above sea level?

A

Mt.Everest

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12
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How tall is Mt.Everest

A

29,035 ft (8,852 m )

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13
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What is the lowest point on dry land?

A

the Dead Sea

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14
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How long is the Dead Sea?

A

1,349 feet (411 m )

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15
Q

What is the mantle?

A

a thick layer of hot, dense rock

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16
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What elements does the mantle have?

A

Silicon, aluminum, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and other elements

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17
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What is the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart?

A

Continental drift

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18
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What are Faults?

A

Cracks in the earth’s crust

19
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What causes Faults?

A

plates that may grind or slide past each other

20
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What is Erosion?

A

the wearing away of the earth’s surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water

21
Q

Is Glaciation a part of the water cycle?

A

No

22
Q

What is an aquifer?

A

an underground porous rock layer often saturated with water in the form of streams

23
Q

What degree is Earth tilted?

A

23.5 degrees

24
Q

What is the greenhouse effect?

A

Earth’s atmosphere that traps the sun’s warmth for growing plants even in cold weather

25
Q

What is windward side?

A

the side of the mountain range facing towards the wind

26
Q

What is natural increase?

A

the growth rate of a population as the difference between an area’s birthrate and its death rate

27
Q

What is Population distribution?

A

the pattern of human settlement

28
Q

What is the movement of people from place to place?

A

Migration

29
Q

Is Landform an element of culture?

A

No

30
Q

Name 3 elements of culture.

A

Language, Religion, and Government

31
Q

Name 3 major culture hearths.

A

India, Africa, and China

32
Q

Is the United States a major culture hearth?

A

No

33
Q

What is cultural diffusion?

A

the process of spreading new knowledge and skills from one culture to another

34
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What is a culture hearth?

A

early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas

35
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What is a Unitary system?

A

gives all key powers to the national or central government

36
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What is a Federal system?

A

divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial government

37
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What is an Oligarchy?

A

a system of government in which a small group holds power. Usually from the wealth, military power, social position, or a combination of these elements

38
Q

What is a system of government in which leaders rule with the consent of the citizens?

A

Democracy

39
Q

What is a republic government?

A

citizens that elect on who they wish to represent them in city, state, and national

40
Q

What is a Traditional economy?

A

Habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity

41
Q

What is a Market economy?

A

Individuals and Private groups make decisions about what to produce

42
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What is a Command economy?

A

The government owns or directs the means of production - land, labor, capital ( machinery, factories ), and business managers - and controls the distribution of goods

43
Q

Is Unit I the building blocks of geography?

A

True

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