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World geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is latitude? | lines that run east to west |
| what is longitude? | lines that run north to south |
| what is the prime meridian? | The prime meridian is the zero (0) line of longitude. |
| what is the equator? | The equator is the imaginary line that circles Earth at it widest part-around its middle-at an equal distance from both the North and South Poles. |
| what is geography? | the study of the earths surface (land, air, water) and peoples relationship with their environment. |
| what are the 2 types of geography? | Physical & cultural. |
| what is archipelago? | a group of islands. |
| what are the 5 themes of geography? | location, place, human environment interactions, movement, & regions. |
| what are the 2 types of locations? | absolute & relative. |
| what does ATL mean? | break in bulk. |
| what are the five lines of latitude? | 0*...Equator , 23.5*N...Tropic of cancer, 66.5*N...arctic circle, 23.5*S... tropic of capricorn, 66.5*S...anarctic circle. |
| What line is at 0*? | The equator. |
| What line is at 23.5*N ? | tropic of cancer. |
| What line is at 66.5*N? | Arctic circle. |
| What line is at 23.5*S? | Tropic of Capricorn. |
| What line is at 66.5*S? | antarctic circle. |
| What are the 3 climate zones? | Tropical zone, Polar zones, & Temperate zones. |
| Where is the tropical zone? | Between the Tropic of cancer & the tropic of Capricorn. |
| Where is the Polar zones? | Between 66.5* and 90*. |
| Where is the Temperate zones at? | Between 23.5* and 66.5*. |
| What are the types of precipitation? | rain, sleet, snow, hail. |
| What are the three climate controls? | Latitude, elevation, & proximity (closeness) to water & land. |
| whats elevation? | The distance below or above sea level. |
| what are the 3 types of resources? | natural, capital, & human. |
| What are renewable natural resources? | soil, water, sun. |
| what are non-renewable natural resources? | fossil fuels (coal,oil,naturel), metals & elements ( iron, copper, aluminum, uranium, gold. |
| what are capital resources? | money & machines. |
| what are human resources? | people. |
| What are the 3 energy resources? | fossil fuels, nuclear energy, & other sources. |
| what are fossil fuels? | oil & coal. |
| What are nuclear energies? | fission. |
| what are the other sources? | hydroelectric power, geothermal power, solar energy. |
| What is demography? | a study of populations. |
| What type of populations does demography study? | birth, marriage, & death rates. |
| What are cultural traits? | language, skills, & customs. |
| what does non-material mean? | ideas. |
| What does material mean? | objects. |
| whats cultural diffusion? | the spreading of one person's or society's cultural traits to another. |
| whats cultural hearth? | The place where important ideas begin. |
| what are the 4 characteristics of a country? | clearly defined territory, population, sovereignty (freedom), & government. |
| what are the 2 stages of economic development? | developing countries & developed countries. |
| What are Types of economic activities? | primary, secondary, & tertiary. |
| What are Primary activities? | farming & fishing. |
| What are secondary activities? | industry & manufacturing. |
| what are tertiary activities? | 1)hunters, gatherers, & herders. 2)subsistence farming. 3)commercial farming. |
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