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1
Q

name the 7 continents

A

north america, south america, africa, asia, australia, antarctica

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2
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name the 4 oceans

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pacific, atlantic, indian, arctic

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3
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name the 5 themes of geography

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movement, region, human environment interaction, location, place,

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4
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what is location

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where something is

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5
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what are two types of location

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absolute, relative

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6
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what are the two lines used to find absolute location

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longitude, latitude

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7
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what is the east/west line that goes around the center of the earth.

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latitude

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8
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what is movement

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the moving of people or things or ideas/ how those things move

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9
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what is region

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how are places similar/different

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10
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what is place

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what is it like

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11
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what is human/environment interaction

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how do we interact with our environment

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12
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name the eight planets in our solar system

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mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, (pluto)

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13
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name the four layers of our earth

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crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

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14
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which of those layers is the thinnest

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crust

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15
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name the four “spheres” and give a description of each one.

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hydrosphere- made of bodies of water
lithosphere- made of solid rock
biosphere- contains the other 3 “spheres” and living things
atmosphere- layer of gases surrounding the earth

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16
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what percentage of the earth is covered with water?

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71%

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17
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what percentage of the water is salt water

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98%

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18
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what percentage of the fresh water is found in lakes and rivers

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0.3%

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19
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what is the difference between waves and tides

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waves are caused by wind, tides are caused by the moon

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20
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what is another name for the hydrologic cycle

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water cycle

21
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name three forms of precipitation

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snow, rain, sleet

22
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what is the world’s largest lake by volume

A

lake baikal

23
Q

What is the world’s longest river

A

amazon river

24
Q

what is the world’s largest river by volume

A

amazon river

25
Q

what is the ogallala aquifer

A

largest body of water in north america, largest underground body of water

26
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name the three different kinds of plate tectonic boundaries and describe the movement of each one.

A

transform boundary- plains slide past one another
convergent- collide causing one plate to dive and both to crumble
divergent- move apart horizontally

27
Q

describe why plates move

A

the liquid mantle underneath the plates move them

28
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what instrument is used to measure earthquakes

A

seismograph

29
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what is the cause of a tsunami

A

underwater earthquakes which cause tidal waves, creating a tsunami

30
Q

what happens on the solstice day

A

the sun is directly overhead at noon at both tropics of cancer and Capricorn.

31
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what happens of the equinox days

A

the day and night are equal in length in both hemispheres of the world

32
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what is the difference between weather and climate

A

w- the condition of the atmosphere for a particular time and location
c- the weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time

33
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name two causes of weather

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water vapor, cloud cover, landforms/bodies of water, elevation, air movement

34
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name the three types of precipitation

A

convectional, orographic, frontal

35
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what is the leeward side of the mountain

A

the side that is a desert

36
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what is the windward side of the mountain

A

the side that gets the rain

37
Q

where do 3/4 of the tornadoes in the world occur

A

within the united states

38
Q

which major religions of the world are monotheistic

A

Christianity, judaism, islam, sikhism

39
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which major religion of the world believes in reincarnation

A

hinduism

40
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what is the only religion of the world that offers grace?

A

christianity

41
Q

define birthrate

A

number of births per thousand

42
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define rate of natural increase

A

subtract the mortality rate, from the birthrate

43
Q

define democracy

A

people elect representatives

44
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define communism

A

government controls politics and production

45
Q

what is a megalopolis

A

several metropolitan areas connected

46
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what is a command economy

A

government determines production of goods and services

47
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what is a market economy

A

demand determines production of goods and services

48
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define gross national product

A

total value of goods and services produced by a country

49
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define gross domestic product

A

total value of goods and services produced within a country in one year.

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