Geography Final Review
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What is Terraced Farming | Farming into the side of a mountain to increase land for agriculture.
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List 1 of the 5 themes of Geography and give Example | Location - Absolute and Relative
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List the 2nd of 5 themes of Geography and give Example | Region - Formal, Functional and perceptual
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List the 3rd of the 5 themes of Geography and give Example | Place - Human and Physical characteristics
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List the 4th of the 5 themes of Geography and give Example | Human Environment - Interaction
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List the 5th of the 5 themes of Geography and give Example | Movement
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What is the study of Geography? | Where people, places, things are located and how they relate to each other
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Is Religion a part of Culture? If so, why? | Yes - It adds to who you are as a person, what you believe in.
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What is a functional region? | region that extends from a central point example: Mississippi
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What is a Physical Map | A map that shows physical features
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What is a political Map | A map that shows countries
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What is a GIS | Geographic Information systems - Digital map that layers geographic data.
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Why are rivers important for the interior of continents? | Allowing trade between countries
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What is the biosphere? | Life on earth
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What is the lithosphere? | Solid Rock portion of earth
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What is the hydrosphere? | water on earth
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List the different Climate Zones | Tropical, Arib (Desert)
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Does the souther hemisphere have the same seasons as the northern hemisphere? Explain | It's flipped based on where the suns rays are.
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Define spatial diffusion | Spread of ideas and information around the world
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Who settled Brazil? Why is this different from the rest of Latin America? | Portuguese - Everyone else was colonized by the Spanish.
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What role do Mountains play in the distribution of products | Mountains act as barriers because they are hard to get by
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In communist countries who decide what and how much of a product is produced? | government, like in Cuba
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List 1 of the 4 economic activities and give example | Primary - Mining - drilling
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List the 2nd of the 4 economic activities and give example | Secondary - Refining Oil
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List the 3rd of the 4 economic activities and give example | Tertiary - Selling product/services (More developed)
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List the 4th of the 4 economic activities and give example | Quaternary - Research and information technology (more developed)
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How does higher latitudes effect Climate? | As you move away from the equator, it gets colder
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Why is the panama Canal called the global artery? | Connects trade all over the world
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Define Urban Sprawl? | Cities growing out of the urban core (downtown)
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What is the fastest growing industry in Latin America | Tourism
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What is a Polder? | Land reclamation for agriculture use
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What is the European Union | Economic agreement between European countries
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What is MDC? | More developed countries
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What is LDC | Less Developed countries
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What mountain range separates Europe from Asia | Ural Mountains
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Define Cultural Diffusion | Spread of culture around the world. Example: American Pop Culture
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Define Man Made Border | Border made by Humans
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Define Artificial border | invisible border between US and Canada - Line of latitude
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Define Natural border | Rivers/Mountain > Ural Mountains
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How did the interstate highway system in the US change the urban landscape? | Allowed for settlement outside the urban canal
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What is the most common Religion in the US? | Christianity
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What is the most common Religion in Canada | Catholic
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Why is the Great Basin one of the least densely populated areas of the US? | Absence of Arable land
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Define Urbanization | Promotes population growth in urban areas
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