Final Questions

Question 1

theory of the continental drift

Answer 1

pangea

Question 2

name for parallels that circle the earth

Answer 2

latitude and longitude

Question 3

line that divides the eastern and Western Hemisphere

Answer 3

prime meridian

Question 4

map that shows cities, states, and roads

Answer 4

road map

Question 5

two types of location that geographers use as reference points

Answer 5

relative (near) and absolute (exact) location

Question 6

highest point on earth

Answer 6

mount everest

Question 7

deepest known depression on earth

Answer 7

mariana trench

Question 8

define lithosphere

Answer 8

land, animals, people, air, water,

everything that lives

Question 9

what is the greenhouse effect

Answer 9

when earth warms and plants give off gases

Question 10

places on earth that receive little to no sunlight for months at a time

Answer 10

deserts

Question 11

define monarchy

Answer 11

king and queen

Question 12

what is a federal system

Answer 12

states have power too

Question 13

3 non-war revolutions

Answer 13

ag, industrial, and information revolutions

Question 14

difference between democracy and autocracy

Answer 14

autocracy: one main ruler
democracy: consent from the people

Question 15

define tariff and explain how it protects small local businesses

Answer 15

tariff: tax on imports/exports

keeps small businesses running because the money they saved on taxes 😂

Question 16

what causes earths seasons

Answer 16

earths rotation relative to the sun

Question 17

three layers of earth

Answer 17

core, mantle, crust

Question 18

difference between command and free market economy

Answer 18

command: communism (gov. owns everything and determines how much of something is produced)
free market: people own their own businesses and make their own profits

Question 19

deference between earths rotation and revolution

Answer 19

rotation: circle around own axis (day)
revolution: circle around the sun (year)

Question 20

top 3 petroleum and natural gas deposits in north america

Answer 20

texas, alaska, and ?

Question 21

why is greenland largely uninhabited

Answer 21

super icy and cold

Question 22

define supercell

Answer 22

giant storm that can spawn tornadoes

Question 23

name of people who fled to the north during the american revolution

Answer 23

loyalists

Question 24

who did thomas jefferson buy the louisiana purchase from

Answer 24

france

Question 25

define trade surplus and deficit

Answer 25

surplus: trade and profit up deficit: trade and profit down

Question 26

which countries belong to nafta

Answer 26

canada, mexico, u.s.

Question 27

true / false : services are the biggest part in the u.s. and still growing

Answer 27

true

Question 28

3 l.a. mountain ranges

Answer 28

sierra madre, andes, central highlands

Question 29

western hemispheres longest river

Answer 29

amazon

Question 30

lake that holds most of l.a.'s oil fields

Answer 30

lake maracaibo

Question 31

define pacific ring of fire

Answer 31

where most volcanic eruptions and earthquake occur

Question 32

define plate tectonics

Answer 32

plates under earths crust that move and create mountains and valleys

Question 33

amazon basin contains worlds largest _______

Answer 33

rainforests

Question 34

difference between class and caste system

Answer 34

class: can move up or down caste: cannot move up or down , born into it

Question 35

who led mexicos independence movement

Answer 35

simon bolívar

Question 36

century for decolonization in spain

Answer 36

18th (1700s)

Question 37

conqueror of inca empire

Answer 37

francisco pizzaro

Question 38

why did africans come to the americas

Answer 38

slavery

Question 39

where was tenochtitlan located

Answer 39

lake texcoco

Question 40

european explorers

Answer 40

conquistadors

Question 41

first l.a. country to gain independence and from who

Answer 41

haiti, france

Question 42

problems w/ megacities

Answer 42

pollution, low housing/food/water, job shortage

Question 43

tourism is a major part for which la country

Answer 43

brazil

Question 44

which mountain range separates the iberian peninsula from the rest of europe

Answer 44

pyrenees

Question 45

europes mountains: north vs. southern

Answer 45

north: tall, cold, rugid south: smaller, flat, warmer

Question 46

type of climate in southern europe

Answer 46

mediterranean climate

Question 47

former kingdoms/countries that made up the uk

Answer 47

england, wales, scottland, ireland

Question 48

why is the danube important to germany

Answer 48

imports/exports

Question 49

define city-states + 2 examples

Answer 49

independent community consisting of a city & surrounding lands ex. athens and byzantine empire

Question 50

how did the catholic church split from rome

Answer 50

reformation , split into two sides : eastern orthodox & roman catholic

Question 51

what was the cold war

Answer 51

power struggle between u.s. and soviets

Question 52

capital of byzantine empire

Answer 52

constantinople

Question 53

how was germany affected by the cold war

Answer 53

split them in half (east and west berlin)

Question 54

leader of frankish empire

Answer 54

charlemagne

Question 55

two main factors that effect europes climate

Answer 55

northern latitude and proximity from the sea

Question 56

mountain range that was spine of italian peninsula

Answer 56

appinnes

Question 57

peninsula is home to the vikings

Answer 57

scandinavian