Duplicate of Summary Review of Unit 1 (Geography)

The lines on a map/globe parallel to the Equator are called

Desalination technology has been developed to resolve the problem of

Which area experiences the midnight sun?

The part of the Earth where life exists...

The _____ is the number of years it takes for a population to double in size.

Which internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?

Aquifers are a source of freshwater.

The rate of _____ is the growth rate of a population, or the difference between an area's birth rate and its death rate.

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

Because Earth is tilted on its axis,

The amount of water in the water cycle is constantly changing.

Activities which provide services to people and businesses.

Why would a multinational corporation want to locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country?

Some European countries have reached ___, in which the annual death rate exceeds the annual birth rate.

Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?

Which is an example of an absolute location?

What type of economic activity do commercial fisherman perform?

The world's industrialized and developed countries have reached __, in which the birth rate and death rate are equal.

Condition of the atmosphere in one place over a short period of time, such as hours or days.

A ________ boundary often follows straight lines and does not account for physical features.

What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?

What kind of trees change color and drop their leaves in autumn.

The greenhouse effect is when the sun’s rays pass through the atmosphere and heat is trapped.

Moving plates squeeze the Earth’s surface until it buckles. Forms ______ in the layers of rock.

Demography is the scientific study of

What effect is caused by a rain shadow?

The longest (June 21) and shortest (Dec. 22) days of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.