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world studies benc1
benchmark review 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Human Environment Interaction | The building of the Hoover Dam was an example. |
| Place | Speaking of German in Germany is an example. |
| Location | The placement of Canada north of America is an example. |
| Region | The grouping of Alabama, Florida, Georgia is an example. |
| Movement | Ships used for trading sugar with South America and Europe is an example. |
| Semiarid | Climate with less than 16 inches of rain per year, hot summers and mild winters. |
| Mediterranean | Climate on northwest coast of US, summers are dry and hot, winters are cool and rainy. |
| Tundra | Climate with flat, treeless ring around the Arctic Ocean |
| Humid subtropical | Climate found in Georgia |
| Tropical Wet | Climate has little change in temperature, it is always hot with average temperature of 80. |
| Swamp | Region that is saturated by water |
| flood plain | flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods. |
| Peninsula | Italy and Florida are examples |
| Harbor | Landform is sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships. |
| Communication | Language, tone and body lanuage |
| Appearance | hair style, clothing, physical features |
| Diffusion | term for spreading of culture to other people and places. |
| Formal Education | Middle School, high school, college |
| Entertainment | Renaissance art, rugby, Irish dancing are all examples of what part of culture? |
| Cultural hearth | Location where a cultural trait begins. |
| Monotheistic | Belief in 1 God |
| Polytheistic | Belief in multiple Gods |
| Theology | Study of religions |
| Hinduism | predominant religion found mostly in India. Oldest religion in the world. Vedas is the holy book. |
| Saint | A dead person of exceptional holiness recognized by the Catholic church |
| Relics | The Holy grail, original Guterburg Bible, and a piece of the original cross |
| Excommunication | Excluded from the church or religious community; to kick out of church. |
| Globalization | Term for connectedness of people in politics, economics, and culture without regard to international borders. |
| 4 | How many time zones in the United States |
| 24 | How many time zones around the world. |
| Water erosion forces | Type of erosion illustrated by a river carrying silt and depositing it downstream. |
| Glacier | Large icy/rock landform that causes erosion by moving incredibly slowly down a slope because of gravity? |
| Wind erosion forces | Type of erosion most likely demonstrated in the deserts of Sahara? |
| Earthquake | When two tectonic plates rub against each other across a transform plate boundary. |
| Trench | When 2 tectonic plates move at a divergent boundary, this landform is created? |
| Ring of Fire | Highly active volcanic activity that encircles most of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Magma | Molten rock material located below the Earth's surface. |
| Mountain | Landform created at a convergent plate boundary. |
| Islam | Follows the 5 Pillars of Faith. Youngest of the 5 main religions. Quran is the Holy Book. Practices Ramadan. Must take a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime. |
| Buddhism | No god, no prayer, no eternal life after death. Founded by Siddharta Guatama. |
| Judaism | "Chosen" people. Torah is the Holy Book. |
| Christianity | Holy Bible is holy text. Believes in Baptism, Christmas and Easter. Has the most followers of any religion. Started in Middle East 2000 years ago. |
| Democracy | Form of government allows people to be directly involved in the laws and elections. |
| Monarchy | Form of government is hereditary, or tries to keep a family member in power. |
| Command economy | Economic system when the government is in control of all the means of production, no private ownership? |
| Continental Drift | A theory that states that the earth once had a single supercontinent that divided, with pieces moving slowly apart. |
| Fault | A fracture in the earth's crust |
| Seismograph | Special device that measures and records the vibrations created by an earthquake. |
| Volcano | An opening in the earth's crust where magma and gases escape. |
| Pangea | Belief of one "Super continent" existed |
| Convergent | Tectonic plates collide |
| Divergent | Tectonic plates separate |
| Transform | Tectonic plates slide past each other |
| Latitude | Starting point of 0 degrees North or South, Equator |
| Longitude | Starting point of 0 degrees East or West, Prime Meridian. |
| Religion | Strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. |
| Angel | Spiritual being that attends upon a god |
| Martyr | One who suffers or dies for the sake of a principle or cause. |
| Prophet | Someone who is an interpreter of the will of God |
| Theology | The study of religions and religious beliefs |
| Miracle | Marvelous event manifesting a supernatural act of God |
| Missionary | Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program. |
| Delta | Triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river. |
| Humid Continental | What climate region is the NE United States - hot summers, cold snowy winters |
| Physical | Type of map that shows mountains, lakes, deserts. |
| Political | Type of map that shows countries and states (boundaries) |
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