history exam midterm Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Latitude | imaginary horizantal line's that circle the world. 30 degreeses north or south |
| Longitude | imaginary vertical line's that circle the earth 30 degreeses east and west |
| Equator | an imaginary horizantal line, divides the hemisphere 0 degreeses north and south |
| Tropic of Cancer | line of latitude above equator 23.5 degreeses north |
| Tropic of Capricorn | line of latitude below the equator 23.5 degreeses south |
| Hemisphres | divisions of globe into 4 section |
| Prime Meridian | a imaginary verlical line, runs thru London |
| Rotation | one complete spin of earths axis |
| Revolution | one complete trip around the sun |
| Plate Tectonics | theory that all plates used to be one, since moved apart to form continents |
| Ocean currents | cold and warm currents patterns tat transfer temperatures to shores |
| Climate | combination of weather and area |
| Westerlies | winds that go west to east |
| Climate Regions | humid subtropical, steppe/ area of similar temps, vegitation, and wildlife |
| Migration | movement of people from one country to another or from within a country |
| Birth Rate | amount of people born in one year per 1,000 people |
| Erosion | prosses where wind, rain, water and ect wear away at earth surfaces |
| Trade Winds | winds going east to west |
| Population Density | amount of people per square mile |
| Population | amount of people in a given area/ factors that determin:birth rate, health care, immigration, wars |
| Culture | a way of life practiced by people in a given area ex:food, religion, art, music |
| Natural Resources | resources found in nature in a given area ex:oil, gold, wind, water, and coal |
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