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66 Cards in this Set
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What is a map projection?
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a way of drawing the Earth on a flat surface
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What is Geography?
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The study of people, their environments and their resources
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What is history?
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What has happened in the lives of different people
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What is Latitude?
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Measure of the distance NORTH and SOUTH from the Equator
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What is Longitude?
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Measure of the distance EAST and WEST from the Prime Meridian
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What is irrigation?
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to bring water to dry soil
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What are the 5 themes of Geography?
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1. location
2. place 3. interaction between people and their environment 4. movement 5. region |
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The position of one city in relation to another is an example of
a. relative location b. exact location |
relative location
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The theme of PLACE involves 2 kinds of features. What are they?
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1. physical features
2. human features |
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The HUMAN FEATURES of a place include 5 things. What are they?
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1. climate
2. soil 3. plant life 4. animal life 5. bodies of water |
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Irrigating land to grow crops is one example of which theme?
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Interaction between people and their environment
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Movement as a theme includes the movement of 3 different things. What are they?
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1. movement of people
2. movement of goods 3. movement of ideas |
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What is a REGION?
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An area of the world that has similar physical or cultural characteristics
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Describe a MOUNTAIN
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high, steep, rugged land
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What is a PLAIN?
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broad area of fairly level land
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What is a TRIBUTARY?
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a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
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What is CLIMATE?
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average weather of a place over 20 to 30 years
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Describe TROPICAL weather
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hot
rainy steamy |
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Name 2 TROPICAL areas:
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Southern Florida
Hawaii |
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Name the 10 Climate Regions
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1. Marine
2. Mediterranean 3. Highland 4. Steppe 5. Desert 6. Humid Continental 7. Humid Subtropical 8. Tropical 9. Tundra 10. Subarctic |
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Describe the TUNDRA climate
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cold all year
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Where is the TUNDRA climate?
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north and west coast of Alaska
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Describe the SUBARCTIC climate
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short summers
long, cold winters |
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Where is the SUBARCTIC climate?
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Alaska
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Describe the MARINE climate
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warm summers
cool winters rainy |
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Where is the MARINE climate?
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strip of land from southern Alaska to northern California
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Describe the MEDITERRANEAN climate
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mild, wet winters
hot, dry summers |
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Where is the MEDITERRANEAN climate?
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California to Mexico
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Where is the DESERT climate?
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land east of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada
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Describe the STEPPE climate
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hot summers
cold winters little rain |
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Where is the STEPPE climate?
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Great Plains and east of Rocky Mountains
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Describe the HUMID CONTINENTAL climate
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mild summers
cold winters more rain than in steppe areas |
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Where is the HUMID CONTINENTAL climate?
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from North and South Dakota, North of Tennesse to the Northeast Coast of the US
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Describe the HUMID SUBTROPICAL climate?
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humid summers
mild winters |
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Where is the HUMID SUBTROPICAL climate?
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Southeastern US
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Describe the HIGHLAND climate?
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cooler temperatures
conditions vary by altitude |
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Where is the HIGHLAND climate?
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In the Cascades, Sierra Nevadas and Rocky Mountains
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Give an example of how the 5 themes of Geography help historians to understand the past.
1. region 2. movement 3. interaction 4. place 5. location |
region - similar language (or climate, culture)
movement - how people got there (following resources) interaction - how people used the land (irrigation) place - climate helps understand the past location- where it is (near water? near transportation?) |
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Name 2 kinds of map projections.
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1. Mercator projection
2. Robinson Projection |
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Why is the world divided into standard time zones?
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to make it easier to tell time around the world
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What are the 4 basic land forms?
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1. mountains
2. hills 3. plains 4. plateaus |
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Name the 8 major physical regions of the United States:
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1. Pacific Coast
2. Intermountain 3. Rocky Mountains 4. Interior Plains 5. Appalachian Mountains 6. Coastal Plains 7. Canadian Shield 8. Hawaii |
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How many time zones are there?
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24
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The equator divides the earth into:
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the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres
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The Prime Meridian divides the earth into two hemispheres called the ____
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The Eastern and the Western Hemispheres
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Standard time is measured from where?
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the Prime Meridian
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Where is the Prime Meridian located?
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in Greenwich, England
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How many degrees are in each time zone?
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15 degrees
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How many different TYPES of maps are there?
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5
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What does a political map show?
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boundaries that divide countries and states
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What does a physical map show?
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natural features like mountains and rivers
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What does a population map show?
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how many people live in various city and rural areas
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What does an economic map show?
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how people make a living in an area
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What does a natural resource map show?
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helps you understand the links between the resources inan area and the way people use the land
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What are 2 aspects of climate?
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1. precipitation
2. temperature |
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What are 5 things that affect climate?
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1. closeness to the equator
2. altitude 3. ocean currents 4. wind currents 5. mountains |
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What is altitude?
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height above sea level
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How do geographers describe the exact location of a place?
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use degrees of longitude and latitude
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what is an isthmus
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a narrow strip of land
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what is relief?
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difference in height of land
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What is a tributary?
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a branch of a river
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What are the 2 parts of the Coastal Plains?
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1. the Atlantic Plain
2. the Gulf Plain |
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Where does the Atlantic Plain run?
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1. between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
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What is the most important river system in the United States?
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Missouri and the Mississippi rivers
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What are landstat maps?
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maps taken fo the Earth by the first satellite
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What are two useful tools of geography?
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maps and globes
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