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Topic 1-Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geography | The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth. |
| Cardinal Direction | North, South, East, West |
| Latitude | Equator and other east-west lines |
| Longitude | Prime Meridian and other north-south lines |
| Scale | The area a given space on the map or globe represents to the real world |
| Equinox | Point at which everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal in length |
| Solstice | Point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other |
| Erosion | Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else |
| Deposition | Process of depositing, or dropping, eroded material |
| Plate tectonics | Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle |
| Fault | Seam in Earth's crust |
| Weather | The condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place |
| Climate | The average weather of a place over many years |
| Biome | Similar communities of plants and animals |
| Ecosystem | group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival |
| Water cycle | The movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again |
| Fossil Fuel | An energy source formed from the remains of plants and animals buried millions of years ago |
| Deforestation | Loss of forest cover in a region |
| Biodiversity | The number of types of living things in a region or ecosystem |
| Culture | The beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people |
| Social Class | A pattern of organized relationships among groups of people |
| Economics | The study of how people meet their needs and wants |
| Supply and Demand | Amount of a good or service available and the desire for a particular good or service |
| Producer | Person or business that makes and sells good or services |
| Consumer | Person or business that buys or consumes goods or services |
| Tariff | Tax on imports or exports |
| Free trade | international trade without restrictions |
| Developed country | Country with a strong economy and a high quality of life |
| Developing country | Country with a less productive economy and a lower quality of life |
| Domestic | Relating to or found within a country |
| Foreign | Coming from outside a country |
| Government | A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area |
| Constitution | A system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized |
| Democracy | A form of government in which citizens hold political power |
| Monarchy | A form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch |
| Authoritarian government | A government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group |
| Citizen | A legal member of a country |
| Naturalization | The belief that all people in a nation are a distinct group, regardless of ethnicity or race |
| Timeline | A line marked off with a series of events and dates |
| Prehistory | The time before humans invented writing |
| Primary source | Information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event |
| Secondary source | Information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced that event |
| Archaeology | The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence |
| Anthropology | The study of human kind in all aspects especially development and culture |
| Point of view | A persons perspective on a person, thing, idea, or event |
| What is the difference between relative location and absolute? | A relative location is the position of something relative to another landmark. An absolute location describes a fixed position that never changes, regardless of your current location. |
| What is the difference between weather and climate? | Weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area. |
| How do supply and demand interact to determine prices for goods? | The greater the demand, the higher the price. The lower the demand, the lower the price. |
| How are primary and secondary sources alike and different? | Primary sources are first-hand accounts of a topic while secondary sources are any account of something that is not a primary source. |
| What are the different types of maps? | There are two main types of maps - political maps and physical maps. Physical maps show the shape of the land. Political maps show how the land is used by people. |
| What are the 3 basic economic questions that all societies must answer? | What goods and services should be produced? How should they be made? Who consumes these goods and services? |
| What are some examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources? | Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. ... Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. |
| What are the three most important factors that influence climate? | Latitude, Altitude, Water -LAW |
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Mrs. Logan
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