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World Geo. Mid-term
9th grade World Geo. Mid-term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is the exact place on Earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found. | Absolute Location |
| describes a place in comparison to other places around it. | Relative Location |
| imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. | Latitude |
| also known as a mapmaker; reduces some types of distortion by using different types of map projections. | Cartographer |
| is a weather satellite, flies in sync with the Earth's rotation. | GOES |
| helps you see the types of land-forms and bodies of water found in a specific area. | Physical Map |
| show features on earth's surface that humans created. | Political Map |
| emphasize specific kinds of information, such as climate or population density. | Thematic Map |
| a map of natural and man-made features on the earth. | Topographic Map |
| is the imaginary line that is dividing the Earth east and west. | Prime Meridian |
| is the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of the Earth. | Equator |
| the name given to the super continent. | Pangaea |
| is the part of the Earth where plants and animals live. | Biosphere |
| is the center of the Earth and is made up of iron and nickel. | Core |
| is made up of water elements on the Earth. | Hydrosphere |
| contains most of Earth's mass and consists of several layers, layer surrounding the core, holds the most mass of the Earth. | Mantle |
| location in the Earth where an earthquake begins. | Focus |
| a special device that can detect earthquakes and measures their waves. | Seismograph |
| 3 types of boundaries and what each consist of. | Divergent - means plates move apart, Convergent - Plates that are colliding into each other, and Transform - Plates sliding past one another |
| 2 ways culture changes. | Innovation, and diffusion |
| Largest of all religions. | Christianity |
| Oldest monotheistic religion | Judaism |
| Death rate | Mortality rate |
| consists of the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going. | Infrastructure |
| region containing twelves states of the North Central US, also known as Nations Bread Basket, and America's Heartland. | Midwest |
| Middle Atlantic States | three northern states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey |
| our country's cultural and financial center. | New York City |
| most rapidly growing region of the U.S. | West |
| 3 branches of U.S. government and what each does. | Executive--Enforces the law, Judicial--Interprets, Legislative--makes the laws |
| a land bridge that once connected Siberia and Alaska. | Beringia |
| North America’s most important deep water ship route. | St. Lawrence Seaway |
| Canada's longest river. | Mackenzie River |
| large swamp lands in Africa | Everglades |
| 2 major mountain chains of U.S./Which is older? | Rocky, and Appalachians. Appalachians is the oldest |
| North America's highest mountain, in Alaska | Mt. McKinley |
| hottest point in North America. | Death Valley |
| Canada's newest territory, it's name means "Our Land" | Nunavut |
| Eskimos | Inuits |
| public land set aside for natives by the government | Reserves |
| canada's westernmost province | British Columbia |
| Both of Canada's core provinces? | Quebec and Ontario |
| The cowboys of Argentina and Uruguay | Gauchos |
| 2nd largest river in the world | Amazon River |
| West Indies | Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and Lesser Antilles |
| Large system of mountain ranges located along the pacific coast of central and south America | Andes Mountains |
| mark positions in the east and west hemispheres. | Longitude |
| Canada's first native American peoples | First Nations |
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