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geography Final
Geography Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Boundaries that are based on elements like religion and language are called? | Cultural Boundaries |
| What is Geography? | The study of the earth’s surface |
| The layer of the earth that makes up most of the earths mass is the? | Mantle |
| Living off animals such as cattle goats or other animals and relying on them for all needs in life is called? | Pastoralism |
| What is Cartography? | The study of map making |
| ___ is an elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side. | Plateau |
| What is Human Geography? | How living things interact with their environment |
| How many miles does it take for the Earth to orbit around the sun? | 93 million miles |
| What two hemispheres do you live in? | The North and the Western Hemispheres |
| Economic activities that use natural resources directly are called. | Primary Activates |
| Countries with poorer infrastructure and lower standard of living are called? | Developing Countries |
| The measurement of heat is called? | Temperature |
| What is the amount of water vapor in the air called? | Humidity |
| What is rotation? | the “spinning” of the earth on it’s axis |
| A human population that shares a common culture or ancestry is called? | An Ethnic Group |
| What fraction of the earth's size is the moon? | 1/4 |
| What is the Earth's path around the sun called? | elliptical |
| What is the Equinox? | Earths poles are not pointed at the sun but are exactly 90 degrees in relation to the sun |
| What former planet was recently reclassified as a dwarf planet? | Pluto |
| Factors that cause a person to go to a location or emigrate to a location are called? | Pull Factors |
| The total value of goods and services that a country produces in one year is called? | Gross National Product (GNP) |
| Transitional Climate Zones between the arid and more humid climate Zones are called? | Semi-Arid Zones |
| What is Grid? | lines that circle the earth in east-west and north-south direction |
| Which of the following cause unstable air masses leading to storms? | Low Pressure systems |
| What does the geographical element: Human Systems, mean? | The way people change the earth |
| A system where businesses are privately owned is called? | Capitalism |
| When connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike it is called? | Globalization |
| Boundaries that follow a feature of the landscape are called? | Natural Boundaries |
| What is the movement of water through the hydrosphere called? | Hydrologic cycle |
| The average number of people living in an area is called? | Population Density |
| Civilizations that lived on resources that were immodestly around them are called? | Hunter/Gather Societies |
| With the orogaraphic effect, which side of the mountain range receives a large amount of moisture, or rain and snow fall? | Windward Side |
| Limits on the amount of product that can be imported are called? | Quotas |
| ___ is the movement of nutrients downward in soil. | Leaching |
| The direction that winds usually blow from in a given place are known as? | Prevailing winds |
| A form of government in which majority rules is called? | A Democracy |
| The process by which manufacturing by machines power becomes widespread in an area is called? | Industrialization |
| ___areas of compressed rock that occurs when plates collide with each other. | Folds |
| An economy in which the government makes the major economic decisions is called? | A Command Economy |
| All of the following are ABSOULTELLY NEEDED for a city to grow EXCEPT? | A strong military |
| A world language that is used for business and communication is called? | Lingua Franca |
| Boundaries that that are based on regular geometric patterns are called? | Geometric Boundaries |
| Religions that seek to spread their beliefs are called? | Universalizing Religions |
| When an idea of innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted it is called? | Cultural Diffusion |
| Providing services to people and businesses are called? | Tertiary Activities |
| The percentage of people who can read and write is called? | Literacy Rate |
| The amount of groundwater at a given time is called? | The Water Table |
| Clearing a field for a period of 3-5 years, as the field grows back the farmer moves on to another area is called? | Shifting Cultivation |
| What is a Perceptual Region? | A region that reflects human attitudes and feelings |
| The statistical study of population is called? | Demography |
Created by:
Coach Hilton
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