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Quarter One Review 3/5/14 Flashcards

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1
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the study of the earth is called

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geography

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geographers use the ____ to organize information about the earth

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maps

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3
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Modesto is 38 degrees north 121 degrees west is and ex of?

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absolute location

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4
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Modesto is part of the central valley is an ex of?

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region

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

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movement

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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

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8
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what is found at 23 1/2 degrees north latitude?

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Tropic of Cancer

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9
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what is found 0 degrees latitude?

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equator

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10
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what is found at 23 1/2 degrees south latitude?

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tropic of capricorn

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11
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what is found at 66 1/2 degrees south and north latitude?

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arctic circles

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12
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the study of maps

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cartography

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13
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best representation of the earth

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robinson projection

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14
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we find countries capitals cities etc, on a ____ map

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political

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15
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we find mountains, rivers, plains, etc on a ___ map

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physical

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16
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the part of a map that explains symbols is called

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key

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

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scale

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18
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the method of mapping the Earth on a flat piece of paper is called?

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projection

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19
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the loss of accuracy

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distortion

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20
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the map that was developed in 1569 to help with navigation

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Mercator’s Map

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21
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the sun is how far away from the Earth?

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93 million miles

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22
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how long is one revolution of the earth around the sun?

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365 1/4 days

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23
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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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24
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how long is one rotation of the earth

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24 hrs

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25
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standard time zones are roughly determined by

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longitude lines

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26
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how many time zones are there

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24

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27
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when the sun is directly over the tropic of Capricorn in the norther hemisphere it is:

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summer

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28
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when the sun is directly over the equator around march 21 in the northern hemisphere

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spring

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29
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water covers ____ of earth’s surface

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70%

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30
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land forms that rise more than 2000 ft

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mountains

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31
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the cracks in the earth’s crust are called

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faults

32
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most volcanoes and earthquakes occur in

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the ring of fire

33
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the process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces is called

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weathering

34
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the condition of the air and sky from day to day

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weather

35
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how hot or cold the air is

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temperature

36
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land that is near large bodies of water generally will be _____ in the summer than an inland area

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cooler

37
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as one goes up in altitude it gets colder, this is called

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vertical climate

38
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funnels of win that can reach 200 miles per hour are called

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tornadoes

39
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the total number of people on the earth is called

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population

40
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the way the population is spread over the earth

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populations distribution

41
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the number of people per square mile

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population density

42
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approximately how many people are on earth

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approx 7 billion

43
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the number of birth each year per 1000 is called

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birthrate

44
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the reason people move from one place to another

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push pull factors

45
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approx how many people in the us

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300 million

46
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people’s movement from one place or region to another

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migration

47
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_____ people who move from one country to another

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immigrants

48
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the movement of people to cities and the growth of cities

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urbanization

49
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a system in which people make, exchange and use things that have value

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economy

50
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people who buy and use products

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consumers

51
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an economic system in which the central government owns farms, factories and offices

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communism

52
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an economic system in which private individuals own most buisiness

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capitalism

53
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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

54
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countries that have many industries and advanced technology

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developed nations

55
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organizations that sets up and enforces laws

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government

56
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set of laws that define and often limit government

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constitutions

57
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a govnernment where people elect individuals to make laws and decisions

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representative democracy

58
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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

59
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a government with a king or a queen

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absolute monarchy

60
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NATO stands for

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

61
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the way of life of people including their beliefs customs and practices

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culture

62
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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

64
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patterns of organized relationships among groups of people within the society

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social structure

65
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the process of accepting, borrowing and exchanging ideas

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accultration

66
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the movement of customs and ideas

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cultural diffusion

67
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religion guides people in _____ or standards of accepted behavior

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ethics

68
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useful materials found in the environment are called

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natural resources

69
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resources that can be replaced

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renewable resources

70
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resources that cannot be replaced

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nonrenewable resources

71
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an example of non-renewable resources is

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petroleum

72
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natural surroundings

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environment

73
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the loss of forest cover in a region is called

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deforestation

74
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waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean

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pollution

75
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an affective way to cut down on pollution

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solar power, recycling, hybrid cars

76
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materials that can be used without reworking

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natural resources

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