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30 Cards in this Set
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what lines measure north and south BUT run east and west? |
longitude and latitude |
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leeward in relation to mountains |
leeward- climate warmer/ drier---faces away |
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windward in relation to mountains |
windward- wetter---faces near wind |
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what are some examples of internal forces? |
internal: happens inside the earth volcanoes, earthquakes, plate techtonics, etc. |
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what are some examples of external forces? |
external: happens inside the earth/ shapes the earth glaciers, rivers, wind, heat, etc. |
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permafrost |
a thick layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year
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biomes |
regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals and plants.
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coniferous forest |
terrestrial biome with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.
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solstice |
marks the beginning of summer or winter |
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equinox |
ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
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desert |
a place that receives very little rain (very dry) |
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humid continental |
identified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. |
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why doesn't longitude not effect climate? |
it runs east & west ( latitude runs north and gets cooler as you move away from the equator. |
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1. What biome do the following places have: A. Siberia, Russia; B. Brazil, South;
C. Sahara DeserT; D. Australian Outback |
A. Taiga B. Amazon rainforest C. desert D. Tropical savannah |
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5 themes of geography |
place- location human environment interaction- people adapting to the environment region- three types (formal, functional, perceptual)- areas that can be grouped together location- showed by an address to show accurate location movement- when a person, place, thing, or idea goes fromone place to another |
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push factors |
things that push people away from going some where. Ex: increased traffic, heavy population |
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pull factor |
things that pull/bring people somewhere. good farming, little pollution |
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economic factors of a worker |
primary- farming mining etc. secondary- manufacturing tertiary- selling goods to costumers quaternary- science, technology, experiments |
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define culture ( two B's ) |
belief and behavior |
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democracy economy |
political empowerment |
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dictatorship economy |
dictator rules |
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monarchy economy |
king or queen in charge |
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republic economy |
ruled for the people by the people |
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what is a trade of a developed country |
high GPA |
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what is a trade of a developing country
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low GPA |
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What are the 3 types of population pyramids |
triangle: decreasing box: neutral inverted triangle: increasing |
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what is an example of cultural convergence? |
when cultures come together or are similar exports
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Define nonrenewable resources and give twoexamples
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Not able to be used of made again after usageex: oil, coal, etc
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Define renewable resources and give two examples
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able to be used of made again after usage ex:Water, energy, air
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