Quarter One Review 3/5/14 Flashcards
the study of the earth is called
geography
geographers use the ____ to organize information about the earth
maps
Modesto is 38 degrees north 121 degrees west is and ex of?
absolute location
Modesto is part of the central valley is an ex of?
region
modest has many commuters to the bay area is an ex of?
movement
in relative location terms we can describe Modesto as:
modesto is 20 min away from ceres
half of the earth is called
hemishpere
what is found at 23 1/2 degrees north latitude?
Tropic of Cancer
what is found 0 degrees latitude?
equator
what is found at 23 1/2 degrees south latitude?
tropic of capricorn
what is found at 66 1/2 degrees south and north latitude?
arctic circles
the study of maps
cartography
best representation of the earth
robinson projection
we find countries capitals cities etc, on a ____ map
political
we find mountains, rivers, plains, etc on a ___ map
physical
the part of a map that explains symbols is called
key
the _____ show how distances on a map compare to actual distance on land
scale
the method of mapping the Earth on a flat piece of paper is called?
projection
the loss of accuracy
distortion
the map that was developed in 1569 to help with navigation
Mercator’s Map
the sun is how far away from the Earth?
93 million miles
how long is one revolution of the earth around the sun?
365 1/4 days
an imaginary line running through earth between the north and south poles
prime meridian
how long is one rotation of the earth
24 hrs
standard time zones are roughly determined by
longitude lines
how many time zones are there
24
when the sun is directly over the tropic of Capricorn in the norther hemisphere it is:
summer
when the sun is directly over the equator around march 21 in the northern hemisphere
spring
water covers ____ of earth’s surface
70%
land forms that rise more than 2000 ft
mountains
the cracks in the earth’s crust are called
faults
most volcanoes and earthquakes occur in
the ring of fire
the process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces is called
weathering
the condition of the air and sky from day to day
weather
how hot or cold the air is
temperature
land that is near large bodies of water generally will be _____ in the summer than an inland area
cooler
as one goes up in altitude it gets colder, this is called
vertical climate
funnels of win that can reach 200 miles per hour are called
tornadoes
the total number of people on the earth is called
population
the way the population is spread over the earth
populations distribution
the number of people per square mile
population density
approximately how many people are on earth
approx 7 billion
the number of birth each year per 1000 is called
birthrate
the reason people move from one place to another
push pull factors
approx how many people in the us
300 million
people’s movement from one place or region to another
migration
_____ people who move from one country to another
immigrants
the movement of people to cities and the growth of cities
urbanization
a system in which people make, exchange and use things that have value
economy
people who buy and use products
consumers
an economic system in which the central government owns farms, factories and offices
communism
an economic system in which private individuals own most buisiness
capitalism
an economic system where the government own basic industries but individuals are allowed to have buisiness
socialism/mixed ownership
countries that have many industries and advanced technology
developed nations
organizations that sets up and enforces laws
government
set of laws that define and often limit government
constitutions
a govnernment where people elect individuals to make laws and decisions
representative democracy
a government where one person has complete control and usually against the will of the people
dictatorship
a government with a king or a queen
absolute monarchy
NATO stands for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the way of life of people including their beliefs customs and practices
culture
advanced cultures with cities and the use of writing
civilization
a group of people sharing a culture
society
patterns of organized relationships among groups of people within the society
social structure
the process of accepting, borrowing and exchanging ideas
accultration
the movement of customs and ideas
cultural diffusion
religion guides people in _____ or standards of accepted behavior
ethics
useful materials found in the environment are called
natural resources
resources that can be replaced
renewable resources
resources that cannot be replaced
nonrenewable resources
an example of non-renewable resources is
petroleum
natural surroundings
environment
the loss of forest cover in a region is called
deforestation
waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean
pollution
an affective way to cut down on pollution
solar power, recycling, hybrid cars
materials that can be used without reworking
natural resources
