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SS Geography Test Flashcards

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What are the Continents and Oceans of the world?

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NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, ANTARCTICA, ATLANTIC OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN, ARTIC OCEAN, SOUTHERN OCEAN

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What are the PEGS factors?

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Political, Economic, Geographic, Social

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What are lines of longitude?

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lines that run vertically along the earth, they measure distances east and west of the prime meridian

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What are lines of latitude?

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LInes that run horizontally along the earth, they measure distances north and south of the equator

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What is a hemisphere?

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“half” of the globe

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What is the Equator?

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the line of latitude that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere

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What is the Prime Meridian?

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the line of longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere

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What are the 5 themes of geography?

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Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction

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What are the 2 types of location?

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Absolute and Relative

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What is absolute location?

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exact spot on Earth where a place can be found

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What is relative location?

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the location of a place in relation to another

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Define place

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physical characteristics that distinguish one space on earth from another

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What are physical characteristics?

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climate, landforms, bodies of water, plants and animals

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What are human characteristics?

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created by humans - language, religion, cities, landmarks, cultural traditions

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What is movement?

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how places are linked together around the world. How people, goods, ideas move from one place to another

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What is the difference between push factors and pull factors:

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Push factors are why people leave a place (war), pull factors are what bring people to a place (jobs, family)

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What is human-environment ?

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how humans interact with the environment

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