Unit 1

Question 0

Lithosphere

Answer 0

The part of the earth made by land.

Question 1

Hydrosphere

Answer 1

The part of the earth made up of oceans, lakes, rivers, ect.

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The air we breathe.

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

The part of the earth that supports life.

Question 4

Eurasia

Answer 4

One huge land mass inhabiting Europe and Asia.

Question 5

What is the highest point on earth?

Answer 5

Mt. Everest in South Asia- 29,035 ft.

Question 6

What is lowest point on earth?

Answer 6

On Land- Dead Sea 1,349 ft.

In the Ocean- Mariana Trench 35,827 ft.

Question 7

Pangea

Answer 7

One gigantic super mass that was once our world.

Question 8

Faults

Answer 8

When plates grind past each other creating cracks in the earth’s crust.

Question 9

Earthquake

Answer 9

Sudden, violent movements of the plates along the fault line.

Question 10

Volcanos

Answer 10

Are mountains formed by lava or magma that break through the crust when it erupts.

Question 11

Glacial erosion

Answer 11

Changes the landscape, destroys forests, crave out valleys, alters rivers, and wear down mountains

Question 12

Spring equinox

Answer 12

The daytime and the nighttime hours are equal

Question 13

Summer solstice

Answer 13

Marks the beginning of summer for the northern hemisphere and is the longest day of sunlight.

Question 14

Fall equinox

Answer 14

Marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.

Question 15

Winter solstice

Answer 15

Shortest day of daylight marking the beginning of winter.

Question 16

What are the seasons like in the poles?

Answer 16

For six months of the year is only sunlight and for the next six months their is no sunlight.

Question 17

What is El Niño?

Answer 17

Is a periodic change in the pattern of the ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-pacific region.

Question 18

Explain the rain shadow effect?

Answer 18

If often causes dry areas even deserts to develop on the leeward sides of the mountain ranges.

Question 19

Tropical rain forest

Answer 19

Their is lush vexation and a lot of animals, most of the medicine comes from the rain forest plants, it has an average of 80 degrees, and their is rain every day, has an average of 80 inches of rain per year.

Question 20

Tropical savanna

Answer 20

They have dry winters, wet summers, and has high year around temperatures. It has less trees than the rain forest.

Question 21

Deserts

Answer 21

Dry areas with sparse plant life, temperature varies, and the yearly rain averages no more than 10 inches a year.

Question 22

Steppes

Answer 22

They often border deserts, they are large treeless grass lands, yearly rain averages 10-20 inches of rain.

Question 23

Marine west coast

Answer 23

Mid-latitude includes a four temperature climate, and is very big in the lumber industry.

Question 24

Mediterranean

Answer 24

Has mild, rainy winters and hot sunny summers, is in the mid-latitude areas.

Question 25

Humid subtropical

Answer 25

Brings short, mild winters and nearly year around rains, humidity level is high; were the cotton level is really high.

Question 26

Humid continental

Answer 26

Inland locations, north- long summers, south- short winters, has many evergreens.

Question 27

Subarctic

Answer 27

Winters are bitterly cold, summers are short, and cool, has a very wide temperature variation.

Question 28

Now the water cycle.

Answer 28

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Question 29

Why do France and England have mild climates

Answer 29

Because of ocean currents affect in Southwestern European climates.

Question 30

Tundra

Answer 30

Very cold, dark winters for half of the year, summers are light but little heat, very thin soil.

Question 31

Highlands

Answer 31

Varied temperature when you go to higher elevations; the snow at the top of a mountain.

Question 32

Why have death rates gone down around the world?

Answer 32

Their is better technology, and better doctors and medicine to heal their patience, food supplies has increased and sanitation has also improved.

Question 33

Why do Asia, Africa, and Latin America have high population growth rate?

Answer 33

Families are very large due to their culture, religion, marriage, and the value of children. Children are also used for workers?

Question 34

What is the doubling time of devolved nations compared to devolving countries?

Answer 34

300 years vs. 25 years.

Question 35

Describe the problems with rapid population growth in regards to food, resources, and age.

Answer 35

Food- in Africa a war or weather can wipe out a hole season of crops
Resources- resources never grow and once we run out of them we will never get them back. Countries have shortages of resources.
Age- most of the pop. are getting ready to have families and their is going to be a baby boom and a population growth.

Question 36

How is science and technology helping with the population growth problem?

Answer 36

Fertilizer can improve the crops, irrigation can help the amount of farmland, people have found many more food options.

Question 37

Where do Egyptians live?

Answer 37

99% if the population live on the Nile River.

Question 38

What is the cultural significance/characteristics of language?

Answer 38

Identity.

Question 39

What is the cultural significance/characteristics of religion?

Answer 39

Second greatest source of identity, it gives people hope and answers the question, why?

Question 40

What is cultural diffusion?

Answer 40

Is cultural change that comes by taking certain elements of culture to another. Things and ideas move around the world and are adopted and improved upon.

Question 41

What was the industrial revolution?

Answer 41

When machine power, replaced muscle and productivity improved.

Question 42

What ISP the informational revolution?

Answer 42

Computers allow us to state information, and share information with the rest of the world within a few seconds.