6th Grade Social Studies Midterm Vocab

a system of government that gives more power to the people

the area between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn (near the Equator)

average weather over many years

the holy book of Islam

a way to organize society when there is no central government

this theme of geography is used to describe its human and physical features

day-to-day changes in the air

nations taking over other nations and making them colonies

the area between the polar circle and tropics

a special line of latitude that is in the middle of the globe

landform that has rounded tops and is usually lower than a mountain

France's king during the Renaissance

this theme of geography is used to help understand the relationship among places

Greece's most famous city-state

plants that grow in a place naturally

uppermost branches of a forest create this

geographers use these to pinpoint a place from east to west

a flat map of the earth

How did Islam spread throughout Africa?

change in the accuracy of shapes and distances

small pieces of rock carried to new places (by wind, glaciers, etc.)

ancient civilization that grew around the Nile River in Africa

last czar of Russia

used to interpret actual distances compared to distances on a map

shapes and types of land

the current that carries warm water up the Atlantic coast of US all the way to Britain

czar that was the most cruel to the serfs

this is also called a legend, it shows what the symbols on a map mean

unit of measurement for latitude and longitude

landform rising to a narrow peak more than 2000 feet above sea level

a model on a map that shows the cardinal directions

Why did the Russian people eventually revolt against the czars?

a special line of longitude that runs from through Greenwich, England.  0 degrees longitude

the study of earth

a region of flat land

these are also called lines of longitude

east-west circles around the globe

a round map of the earth (like a ball)

climate located in the Arctic circle; it is cold and only low shrubs, mosses, and lichens grow

a large, mostly flat area that rise above the surrounding land

oval-shaped path the earth makes around the sun

this theme of geography is used to find where it is

an area of moderate climate in the US with tall grasses

an imaginary line upon which the earth turns

it takes earth 24 hours to do this one full time

All of these are an alternative to non-renewable fossil-fuels, EXCEPT

a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces

the earth's crust broken into huge pieces called...

North, South, East, & West

a theory used to explain how continents move

Two important changes during the Age of Revolution  (the period that followed the Renaissance)

also known as the polar zones

ancient civilization in Africa that controlled trade on the Red Sea

how hot or cold the air is

cold water current from Antarctica that keeps the west coast of South America cool

this theme of geography is used to make comparisons between places

someone who practices Islam

Why did iron tools, herding and farming end up in Southern Africa?

water falling to the ground as rain, ice, etc.

these are also called parallels

it takes earth a year (365 and 1/2 days) to do this once around the sun

theme of geography used to understand how we affect the world & how the world affects us

why it is colder on Mount Everest than in Death Valley