World Geography Final Exam

Front 1

geographers use a ___ perspective to study the world.

Back 1

spatial

Front 2

list and define the 5 themes of world geography.

Back 2

location-give the location of a place in absolute or relative terms
place-describe a location by its human and physical features.
human enviornment interaction-how human adapt to and change our enviornment and the effects of those changes.
movement-how people and things change location and the effects of those changes.
region-organizes the earth into geographical areas

Front 3

what are functional and formal regions?

Back 3

formal-region defined by one or more common characteristic
functional-region defined by a function

Front 4

earth is divided into the eastern and western hemispheres by theprime meridian and the ____

Back 4

180 degree meridian

Front 5

define latitude and longitude

Back 5

latitude-measured distance north and south of the equator
longitude-measured distance east and west of the prime meridian

Front 6

what two states are not a part of the contigious united states?

Back 6

alaska and hawaii

Front 7

define equinox and solstice and on what days do each occur.

Back 7

equinox-when the sun appears directly over the equator and there are equal periods of daylight and darkness. March 21 and September 21.
solstice-when the sun appears directly over a tropical line. The earth is at its greatest tilt toward or away from the sun. June 21 and December 21

Front 8

Which area does the earth recieve the most solar energy in a year?

Back 8

the tropics

Front 9

When the north pole tilts away from the sun, the most direct rays strike the _____

Back 9

southern hemisphere

Front 10

define the four spheres

Back 10

biosphere-all living organisms
lithosphere-the earth's crust
hydrosphere-all the earth's water in all it's forms
atmosphere-the envelope of gases surrounding the earth