semester 1 exam review

Question 1

what are the levels of economic activity? what do they mean?

Answer 1

primary - natural resources
secondary - manufacturing
tertiary - service

Question 2

describe the 7 factors that influence the climate. what are the 2 most important?

Answer 2

*latitude
air mass
continental climate
*elevation
ocean current
pressure
storms

Question 3

what is the difference between latitude and longitude

Answer 3

lines of latitude run parallel to the equator; lines of longitude run east and west of the prime meridian

Question 4

describe absolute and relative location

Answer 4

absolute location- the exact position on a globe (coordinates)
relative location- a places relation/position in comparison to other places (i live 1 min away from oues)

Question 5

list and describe the 5 themes of geography

Answer 5

location
place
region
human-environment interaction
movement

Question 6

define geography

Answer 6

the study of where people places and things are located and how they relate to eachother

Question 7

how do you read a climograph

Answer 7

the line on the graph shows average temperature, the scale for the line graph is on the left. the bars show the average precipitation, the scale for the bars is on the right

Question 8

examples of material and nonmaterial culture

Answer 8

material- clothing/houses/food

nonmaterial- religion/language/tradition

Question 9

describe gender inequality and where its biggest issue is

Answer 9

gender includes biological and social differences and the primary focus of gender is the problems of inequality. in almost every country women make less money than men, even when doing the same work

Question 10

culture elements usually diffuse in what 2 patterns

Answer 10

contagious diffusion- spreads evenly

hierarchial diffusion- spreads unevenly

Question 11

describe cultural hearths

Answer 11

a place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding areas

Question 12

where are the faiths of islam most dominant

Answer 12

Northern Africa and southwest Asia

Question 13

the youngest religion is _____

Answer 13

islam

Question 14

the western wailing wall is mostly for the ____ faith

Answer 14

jewish/judaism

Question 15

what religion believes that the main god and creator, brahman, takes the form of these 3 deities. there are hundreds of other gods in this religion

Answer 15

hinduism

Question 16

the most widely dispersed faith

Answer 16

christianity

Question 17

vishnu is to _____ as god is to christianity

Answer 17

hinduism

Question 18

what religion has synagogues

Answer 18

judaism

Question 19

which religion believes in the 8 fold path

Answer 19

buddhism

Question 20

buddhism originated in _____

Answer 20

india

Question 21

why are canadas climates generally colder than the US’ climates

Answer 21

because canada is located farther north of the equator than the US

Question 22

what is the Canadian Shield

Answer 22

a vast expanse of ancient rock, located around the hudson bay

Question 23

what are the 4 regions of canada? describe each

Answer 23

bristish columbia- rocky mts, the inside passage/salmon, forests, minerals/shipping, agriculture
great lakes & st lawrence- canadian shield, hudson bay lowlands, st lawrence lowlands/rich soil, minerals/manufacturing, mining forestry
prarie-flatland,lakes,rivers,rock,sand dunes/wheat, rich soil/agricultural, oil
atlantic- appalachian mts, hills, lakes, ponds, glaciers, rocks, boulders/water, fertile soil, oil/logging, fishing

Question 24

what is the nations “breadbasket”? why is it called that?

Answer 24

the midwest; because it produces so much wheat, corn, and oats because of all the fertile soil

Question 25

the majority of the people in the US and canada live…

Answer 25

in or near the ocean

Question 26

the US buys __% of canadas _____

Answer 26

85% if canadas exports

Question 27

relations between the US and Canada can be summarized as…

Answer 27

generally good although many canadians feel overshadowed by the US

Question 28

where do most people in south america live

Answer 28

near oceans

Question 29

what is a direct result of NAFTA

Answer 29

increase in manufacturing jobs in mexico

Question 30

the economies of Central America and the carribean are primarily based on _____ & ______

Answer 30

tourism and agriculture

Question 31

maquiladoras were established to produce….

Answer 31

manufactured goods

Question 32

the majority of people in Central America earn their living from _____

Answer 32

farming

Question 33

what agreement led to the rise of maquiladoras

Answer 33

NAFTA

Question 34

NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among what 3 countries

Answer 34

canada mexico and the US

Question 35

the _________ is to central america as the st lawrence river is to the US and canada

Answer 35

panama canal

Question 36

what culture influences the carribean

Answer 36

african culture

Question 37

the bible is to chirstianity as the ______ is to islam

Answer 37

quaran

Question 38

judaism studys the ______

Answer 38

torah

Question 39

because it lies at the crossroads of 4 tectonic plates, mexicos central plateau…

Answer 39

is the site of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 40

all major American cities during the first 50 years of independence were located…

Answer 40

along the Atlantic coast

Question 41

the most densely populated region of canada lies along the st. lawerence River and in the…

Answer 41

great lakes region