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Geography Review Semester 1
How does GPS work?
What biome is this?
Geography Review Semester 1
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What biome is this?
Savanna
Desert
Grasslands
Forest
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How does GPS work?
by using photography
by using satellite images
by using signals from a network of satellites
by using topographic maps
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What is GPS??
shortest distance between two points on Earth
height of land surface above sea level
global positioning system- can determine absolute location
map that emphasizes a single idea or info about an area
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What is a perceptual region?
region where people share one or more characteristics
region that has a hearth
region that is lit
region defined by people's attitude toward an area
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All the physical processes that create most of the Earth's physical features.
plate tectonics
continental drift
San Andreas fualt
magna
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What is a Biome?
A region of Earth that has a certain climate + living things
A region with particular prevaling weather conditions
A part of earth with sack lunches
A region with a politcial organization orgainzing it.
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Which of these is NOT a part of LACEMOPS
Climate
Air Masses
Latitude
Elevation
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LACEMOPS explains
factors that cause biomes to change
factors that affect the lithosphere
factors that affect climate
factors for cleaning the kitchen floor
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What biome is this?
taiga
Temperate Forest
tundra
Forest
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Human characteristics are characteristics that humans DID NOT create.
True
False
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The lithosphere includes...
Crust and inner core
Inner core and outer core
Mantle and Outer core
Crust and upper mantle
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What belongs to the biosphere?
Earth's crust and all materials
All the water on Earth
All life on Earth
All the gases in the air
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What causes seasons?
Rotation
The tilt of earth towards the sun
Revolution
The combination of the tilt of the earth and revolution
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What are physical factors of a region?
political units, climate regions, and river systems
trade networks, religions practiced, and language
climate zones, language, and trade networks
Vegetation, climate, land and water forms
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What does ESPN stand for?
Economic, Social, Population, Negative Factors
Economic, Social, Political, eNvironmental
English, Spanish, Portuguese, and , Nepali
Environmental, Society, People, Northern
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physical characteristics
natural characteristics such asclimate soil plantlife animallifebodieswater
the studies of earth and its features and distribution of life on earth
an area of land that has shared characteristics that set it apart
the way in which people engage with their enviorment
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What is an example of a formal region?
A highway
The North
South Carolina
A Football Team
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Erosion is..
build up
tearing pieces apart
gradual wearing away
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Climate factors that directly affect the temperature the most?
elevation, ocean currents, and latitude
latitude, elevation, and position on continent
ocean currents, wind system, and mountain barriers
Mountain barriers, position on continent, and wind system
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Which LACEMOPS has most impact on climate?
pressure systems
air masses
continentality
latitude
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Two factors that have the greatest effect on climate?
soil type and altitude
longitude and vegitation
latitude and distace from water
mountain barriers and amount of arable land
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What biome is this?
Forest
rainforest
Grassland
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What causes day/night?
Earth's revolution and tilt
Earth's rotation on itself
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Major effect of mountain barriers is
snow cap mountains
mountain lions
difficulty getting to the other side
rain shadow effect
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How does Erosion happen?
Wind,Water,and Glaciers, move Sediment
A rock gets pushed, pushing another downhill.
Somebody pushes a boulder down a hill
All of the above
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A human characteristics of Texas would be
Alamo
Red River
Lake Meredith
Palo Duro Canyon
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The GIS system is used to....
Provide multiple layers of information to map readers
Create apps like Google Maps to show layers of information
Create dot distributions
Teach us the "gist" of what we need to know about a map
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of LACEMOPS, which of the following has the greatest influence on climate
Air Masses
Latitude
Mountain Barriers
Ocean currents
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What does GIS do?
It helps you copy and paste stuff
it helps you locate destinations
It gives you good battery life
It captures, stores, manipulates, analyzes, and manages data
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What is the atmosphere?
Whole mass of air surrounding Earth
Makes up all of the water on Earth
All of the above
Located in the middle of the Earth
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DOGTAILS help you understand
how to write paragraphs
maps
how to find facts in a text book
dogs
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What is Physical Geology?
Examines The physical make up of earths core
Examines how rocks are beneficial to earth
Examines materials of earth and its processes and forces
Examines how land interacts with the ocean
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It is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere when the sun appears farthest north.
True
False
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Identify a hydrosphere.
Earth's surface and atmosphere where all living things exist
Earth's water.
Earth's land.
Land interacts with the air.
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Which is NOT an example of a FUNCTIONAL region?
The borders of counties
subway system
circulation area of a newspaper
the market area of a super market
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The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
Erosion
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Why is it summer in the Southern Hemisphere when it is winter in the NorthernHemisphere?
The Southern Hemisphere ison a path of warm Northern winds.
The Southern Hemisphere isreceiving the most direct rays.
The Southern Hemisphere isbalancing out the temperatures.
The Southern Hemisphere isclosest to the sun.
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What is This Biome?
Savannah
Arctic
Candyland
Dessert
