Hayden-1st semester exam review
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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geography | the study of everything
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cartography | the study of maps and mapmaking
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meteorology | the study of weather
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latitude | imaginary lines that run east and west and measure north and south
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longitude | imaginary lines that run north and south and easure east and west
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equator | imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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prime meridian | imaginary line of longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
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compass rose | cardinal directions given on a map
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precipitation | rain, sleet, hail and snow
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rotation | the spinning of the earth on its axis
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revolution | the yearly orbit of the earth around the sun
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solstice | point at which the earth's axis is pointing toward or away from the sun
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equinox | point at which the sun is perpendicular to the earth's axis giving equal parts of day and night
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biosphere | all plants and animals found on the earth
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lithosphere | the earth's crust aboev and below the oceans
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hydrosphere | all water found on the earth in liquid, solid and gaseous forms
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atmosphere | the envelope of gases that suround the earth
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weather | atmospheric conditions at a given point at a given time
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global warming | the rise in surface tempreture on the earth due to an increase in greenhouse gases
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theory of plate tectonics | the idea that the earth's crust is broken and moves on the magma found below
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3 ways plates move | spread apart, collide and rub together
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hydrologic cycle | evaporation-->condensation-->precipitation
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deforestation | the cutting down of trees
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fossil fuels | non-renewable energy created from dead organisms (coal, oil & natural gas)
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birthrate | number of babies born per 1,000 people
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deathrate | number of deaths per 1,000 people
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push factors | factors causing people to leave an area
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pull factors | factors causing people to move to an area
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culture | the traditions and behaviors of a group of people
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urbanization | movement of people into cities
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subsistence agriculture | growing of crops to feed oneself and family
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nationalism | intense feeling of pride in one's country
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capitalism | business is owned and operated by private individuals
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communism | economic system in which the government owns all means of production
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judaism | torah; star of david
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christianity | bible; cross
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hinduism | the vedas; the cow
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buddhism | baghavat gita; statue of buddha
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confucianism | writings of confucius; yin-yang
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islam | quran; prayer rugs
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