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Nine Weeks Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What lines run parallel to the equator?

A

Latitude

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2
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What percentage of earth is made of water?

A

70%

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3
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The lithosphere consists of earth’s what?

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Land

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4
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The hydrosphere consists of earth’s what?

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Water

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5
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How many inches per year do the plates in earth move?

A

4

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6
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How many miles is the earth from the sun?

A

93,000,000

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7
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What is the diameter of the earth?

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8,000 miles

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8
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Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are created by what forces?

A

Internal

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9
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What is made up of thick rock such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, and iron?

A

Mantle

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10
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What is located in Greenwich England?

A

Prime meridian

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11
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Which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees south?

A

Capricorn

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12
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Which tropic is located 23.5 degrees north?

A

Cancer

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13
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What are winds that blow in constant patterns?

A

Prevailing

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14
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Which area on the equator is usually windless?

A

Doldrums

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15
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Which direction do the ocean currents flow in the Southern Hemisphere?

A

Counter clockwise

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16
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What are the five themes of geography?

A

Latino, place, movement, region, human environment interaction

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17
Q

What is the highest point of earth’s surface?

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Mount Everest

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18
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What is the lowest point of earth’s surface?

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Dead Sea

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19
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What is the difference between physical and political map?

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Physical-shows topography of earth’s features

Political-shows boundaries between countries and states

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20
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What is the deepest part of the ocean?

A

Mariana Trench

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21
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What are the seven continents?

A

Asia, NA, SA, Australia, ANT, Europe, and Africa

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22
Q

What is midnight sun?

A

When the sun doesn’t set in the NP from March 20-September 23 causing continuous sunlight in the SP

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23
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What is significant about an Equinox?

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Day= night

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24
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What does the word geographia mean? Why do we study geography?

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Geographia is the Greek word that means geography. We study geography to learn about earth and its places and culture

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25
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Define autocracy.

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The oldest most common form of government. It’s where a place is ruled by one person

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26
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Define oligarchy.

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When a place is ruled by a group of people. Kinda like the communist party(China)

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27
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Give a few examples of totalitarian dictator.

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When a person desires to control everything.
Germany-Hitler(nazi Germany)
France-Mussolini
Russia-Stalin

28
Q

How does direct democracy work?

A

People decide by voting directly. (No longer exist)

29
Q

What is hottest and lowest place in the US? How hot did it here once setting record?

A

Death Valley;134 degrees

30
Q

How far do the Rocky Mountains extend and which states does it begin and end with?

A

3,000 miles from NM to Canada

31
Q

Which US state is first in natural gas reserves?

A

Texas

32
Q

What are NA’s oldest mountains and the second longest?

A

Appalachian mountains(1,500)

33
Q

Why is NYC’s Manhattan island important?

A

Leading economic center

34
Q

What percentage of the earth’s surface do the US and Canada cover?

A

12%

35
Q

Which state is composed of volcanic mountaintops?

A

Hawaii

36
Q

What is a major source of hydroelectric power for the US of Canada?

A

Niagara Falls

37
Q

How were the Great Lakes formed?

A

Glaciers that flowed out from the lands

38
Q

How does Canada’s weather affect the US?

A

It’s winds blow in causing cold air in the US

39
Q

Where is the majority of oil and natural gas reserves located in Canada?

A

Alberta

40
Q

What is the world’s largest island?

A

Greenland

41
Q

List some deserts in NA.

A

Death Valley, Mojave, Great Salt Lake Desert, Chihuahun

42
Q

Wha is the epidemic that happened in the US in the destroyed many crops and caused numerous agricultural problems?

A

Dust bowl

43
Q

Explain Canada’s abundance of minerals

A

14% of gold, 12% of silver, and 18% of copper

44
Q

What is the significance of the continental divide?

A

Flows east to the MS river and also west to the pacific

45
Q

How long is the MS river?

A

2,350 miles

46
Q

Where does the MS river begin?

A

Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico

47
Q

How many states does the MS River drain and how much land is drained?

A

31 states, 1.2 million square miles

48
Q

List the names of mountains in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

A

Andes, Sierra madre(occidental,oriental) and central highlands

49
Q

What is the land area of Latin America? How much of the earth does it take up?

A

8 million square miles, 16%

50
Q

Where is Patagonia?

A

Argentina

51
Q

Where is the worlds finest emeralds found?

A

Mines in Colombia

52
Q

Which two Latin America countries are leading oil producers?

A

Mexico and Venezuela

53
Q

What is the largest lake in Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

54
Q

Which country is the leading exporter of copper?

A

Chile

55
Q

What affects the climate if Latin America the most?

A

Elevation

56
Q

What is unique about the Atacama desert?

A

Some parts have no rainfall recorded ever

57
Q

Give a description of the maya, Aztec, and the incas

A

Maya- skilled in math and calculated the orbit of earth(365 days)
Aztec-built artificial floating islands,chinampos
Inca-used a quipu, a rope with knotted cards of various lengths and colors

58
Q

Why did the Spaniards shift from Native American to Africans for hard labor?

A

When hundreds of thousands died from being forced to work in the hot tropical climate and from European diseases

59
Q

How did Spain govern the colonies?

A

Appointed viceroys from distant Spain to make sure Spanish law was enforced

60
Q

What was the first Latin American country to get rid of European rule? Who lead this revolt?

A

Haiti, Francois Toussaint L’Ouverture

61
Q

Which country was the only one to gain independence without a revolution?

A

Brazil

62
Q

What did the Protestant missionaries build in Latin America?

A

Hospitals, schools, and colleges

63
Q

Why us literacy rate improving?

A

Free education for all children for 12 years old

64
Q

What is life often centered on in Latin America?

A

Family

65
Q

What is the national sport in most Latin America countries?

A

Futbol(soccer)

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