| Question |
Answer |
| Geographers look at human characteristics such as government, religion, history and ___________ |
language |
| The natural surroundings of a place are its __________ |
environment |
| Computer software that helps gather information about a place for maps is ___________ |
GIS Geographic Information System |
| _____________ are dug up by archaeologists and examined to learn the past. |
artifacts |
| The atmosphere is 99% __________ and ___________ |
nitrogen and oxygen |
| The imaginary line running through the center of the earth is the ____________ |
axis |
| Earth makes one complete _______ or orbit around the sun in one year. |
revolution |
| The earth is tilted at ___________ degrees resulting in the seasons changing. |
23 1/2 |
| The day with the most hours of sunlight is the summer ________________. |
solstice |
| When it is the winter solstice in the Norhtern Hemisphere, it is the ____________. solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. |
summer |
| The day with the fewest hours of daylight is the _____________ solstice. |
winter |
| The area that surrounds the earth's core is the ______________. |
mantle |
| The crust includes the ocean floor and _____________. |
continents |
| The crust consists of ____________ that float on liquid rock in the mantle. |
plates |
| Scientists believe that the earth contained one huge landmass known as _____________. |
pangaea |
| The continents moved apart in a process known as _________________ ______________. |
continental drift |
| The process of breaking surface rock down by water, frost, chemicals or plants is ______________. |
weathering |
| Wearing away of surface material or moving weathered material is ___________. |
erosion |
| Mountains, hills, plains, plateaus and valleys are examples of ________________. |
landforms |
| Off each coast of a continent lies a plateau called a ______________ __________. |
continental shelf |
| About __________ percent of the earth's surface is covered in water. |
70 |
| The __________ ________ is the movement of water from the ocean, to the air, to the clouds and finally back to the earth. |
water cycle |
| About _________ percent of the freshwater on earth is frozen in polar ice caps or glaciers. |
98 |
| The largest and deepest ocean in the world is the _________________. |
Pacific |
| Movement of air, water and ___________ determines climate. |
latitude |
| __ ____________ form when cold winds from the east are weak. |
El Nino |
| A warm ocean current known as the _________ _________ flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the east coast of North America. |
Gulf Stream |
| The ___________________ ____________ is the buildup of gases in the earth's atmosphere and some say it is creating global warming. |
Greenhouse Effect |
| ____________ is plant life such as grasses, trees and shrubs |
vegetation |
| The __________ _______________ climate region contains more and different climate zones than other regions. |
mid latitude |
| The three climates found in the High Latitudes are tundra, ___________ and ice cap. |
subarctic |
| A ____________ is a group of people that share similar beliefs, customs, religion and language. |
culture |
| A local form of a language that differs from the same language is a ____________. |
dialect |
| Kings or queens born into a ruling family but elected officials hold the power, is an example of a ________________ _______________. |
constitutional monarchy |
| River Valley civilizations spread knowledge and skills by ______________ _________________. |
cultural diffusion |
| Better health care and living conditions have resulted in a decrease of the ____________ ___________. |
death rate |
| Wind, water, trees and oil are examples of ___________ ______________ or products of the earth. |
natural resources |
| Fossil fuels are coal, oil and ______________ ______. |
natural gas |
| In a _______________ economy, economic decisions are based on customs. |
traditional |
| A market economy is based on ________ _________________. |
free enterprise |
| The _______________ ____________________ has enabled people to talk instantly with others practically everywhere on the earth. |
Information Revolution |
| As countries ______________ they become more interdependent. |
globalize |
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