Quarter One Review 3/5/14

Question 1

the study of the earth is called

Answer 1

geography

Question 2

geographers use the ____ to organize information about the earth

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maps

Question 3

Modesto is 38 degrees north 121 degrees west is and ex of?

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absolute location

Question 4

Modesto is part of the central valley is an ex of?

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region

Question 5

modest has many commuters to the bay area is an ex of?

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movement

Question 6

in relative location terms we can describe Modesto as:

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modesto is 20 min away from ceres

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half of the earth is called

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hemishpere

Question 8

what is found at 23 1/2 degrees north latitude?

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Tropic of Cancer

Question 9

what is found 0 degrees latitude?

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equator

Question 10

what is found at 23 1/2 degrees south latitude?

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tropic of capricorn

Question 11

what is found at 66 1/2 degrees south and north latitude?

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arctic circles

Question 12

the study of maps

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cartography

Question 13

best representation of the earth

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robinson projection

Question 14

we find countries capitals cities etc, on a ____ map

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political

Question 15

we find mountains, rivers, plains, etc on a ___ map

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physical

Question 16

the part of a map that explains symbols is called

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key

Question 17

the _____ show how distances on a map compare to actual distance on land

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scale

Question 18

the method of mapping the Earth on a flat piece of paper is called?

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projection

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the loss of accuracy

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distortion

Question 20

the map that was developed in 1569 to help with navigation

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Mercator’s Map

Question 21

the sun is how far away from the Earth?

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93 million miles

Question 22

how long is one revolution of the earth around the sun?

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365 1/4 days

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an imaginary line running through earth between the north and south poles

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prime meridian

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how long is one rotation of the earth

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24 hrs

Question 25

standard time zones are roughly determined by

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longitude lines

Question 26

how many time zones are there

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24

Question 27

when the sun is directly over the tropic of Capricorn in the norther hemisphere it is:

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summer

Question 28

when the sun is directly over the equator around march 21 in the northern hemisphere

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spring

Question 29

water covers ____ of earth's surface

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70%

Question 30

land forms that rise more than 2000 ft

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mountains

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the cracks in the earth's crust are called

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faults

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most volcanoes and earthquakes occur in

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the ring of fire

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the process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces is called

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weathering

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the condition of the air and sky from day to day

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weather

Question 35

how hot or cold the air is

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temperature

Question 36

land that is near large bodies of water generally will be _____ in the summer than an inland area

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cooler

Question 37

as one goes up in altitude it gets colder, this is called

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vertical climate

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funnels of win that can reach 200 miles per hour are called

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tornadoes

Question 39

the total number of people on the earth is called

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population

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the way the population is spread over the earth

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populations distribution

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the number of people per square mile

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population density

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approximately how many people are on earth

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approx 7 billion

Question 43

the number of birth each year per 1000 is called

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birthrate

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the reason people move from one place to another

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push pull factors

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approx how many people in the us

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300 million

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people's movement from one place or region to another

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migration

Question 47

_____ people who move from one country to another

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immigrants

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the movement of people to cities and the growth of cities

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urbanization

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a system in which people make, exchange and use things that have value

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economy

Question 50

people who buy and use products

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consumers

Question 51

an economic system in which the central government owns farms, factories and offices

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communism

Question 52

an economic system in which private individuals own most buisiness

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capitalism

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an economic system where the government own basic industries but individuals are allowed to have buisiness

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socialism/mixed ownership

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countries that have many industries and advanced technology

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developed nations

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organizations that sets up and enforces laws

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government

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set of laws that define and often limit government

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constitutions

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a govnernment where people elect individuals to make laws and decisions

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representative democracy

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a government where one person has complete control and usually against the will of the people

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dictatorship

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a government with a king or a queen

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absolute monarchy

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NATO stands for

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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the way of life of people including their beliefs customs and practices

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culture

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advanced cultures with cities and the use of writing

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civilization

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a group of people sharing a culture

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society

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patterns of organized relationships among groups of people within the society

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social structure

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the process of accepting, borrowing and exchanging ideas

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accultration

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the movement of customs and ideas

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cultural diffusion

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religion guides people in _____ or standards of accepted behavior

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ethics

Question 68

useful materials found in the environment are called

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natural resources

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resources that can be replaced

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renewable resources

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resources that cannot be replaced

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nonrenewable resources

Question 71

an example of non-renewable resources is

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petroleum

Question 72

natural surroundings

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environment

Question 73

the loss of forest cover in a region is called

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deforestation

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waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean

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pollution

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an affective way to cut down on pollution

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solar power, recycling, hybrid cars

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materials that can be used without reworking

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natural resources