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TEST 1 Geography
Basic Geography Skills
| Revolution | Each year, the Earth makes one _______________________ around the sun. |
| Projection | Any method of putting the round 3D Earth onto a flat map is called a map _________. |
| Grid | Latitude and longitude lines are drawn on a map to create a _________ used to find absolute location. |
| Region | Geographers would define an area that shares an unifying trait or a common climate as a _____________ which is a Theme of Geography. |
| Erosion | Wind, rain, ice, and gravity cause _______________ which is the carrying away or movement of pieces of broken rocks. |
| Crust | The outer layer of Earth’s structure is the __________ which is broken into pieces called plates. |
| Climate | The average weather pattern over a long period of time is a place’s ______________. |
| Renewable | ____________________ are resources that Earth or people can replace and that more may be made. |
| Deforestation | The loss of forest cover in a region is ______________. |
| pollution | Waste that makes the air, soil, or water less clean is ____________. |
| Command | A ________________economy has the highest level of government control. |
| Ecosystem | _______________ is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival. |
| Language | ___________________ is a set of spoken sounds, written symbols, or hand gestures that make it possible for people to communicate. |
| Urbanization | ______________________ is the movement of people from rural areas to cities or urban areas. |
| Population Density | The average number of people in an area per square mile is the __________________. |
| Constitution | The _____________ is our set of written laws. |
| Culture | _____________________ is the way of life for a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. |
| Government | The purpose of _______________ is to keep order, to provide services, and to protect the common good. |
| Citizen | A __________________ is a legal member of a country usually made so by being born within the country. |
| Agriculture | ___________________ provided a steady food supply which allowed people to settle in one area and develop permanent communities. |
| United Nations | The ______________ is the largest international organization that works for peace. |
| Religion | ____________________ is a system of worship and beliefs, including the belief about the nature of a god or gods. |
| Civilization | Humans went from Hunter/Gatherers, making tools, controlling fire, using agriculture, and inventing a system of writing to become a ____________. |
| Industrialization | __________________ is the development of machine-powered production and manufacturing. |
| Capitalism | A market economy is also called _____________________ and is a system where producers and consumers make basic decisions about production and consumption. |