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Unit 1 Geography
Dry Climate
____________ ________ is the number of people per square mile.
Unit 1 Geography
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____________ ________ is the number of people per square mile.
Population Density
Immigrate
Population Distribution
Pull FActors
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Dry Climate
Temperate
Arid
Continental
3
Map tool that shows you how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land.
Map Key
Map Scale
Locator Map
Compass Rose
4
Which theme of geography describes the way humans and ideas get from one place to another?
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Movement
Place
5
What is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas?
Urbanization
Suburbs
Slums
6
Which of the following is a reason WHY population grows?
Disease
Industrial Revolution/technology
Lack of clean food and water
Desertification
7
Study of human and nonhuman features of the Earth.
Science
Math
Biology
Geography
8
Process in which water, ice, or wind
REMOVE
pieces of rock.
Plains
Erosion
Deposition
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Zero degree latitude line is called _____.
Equator
Prime Meridian
10
_______ are areas sharing the same time.
Time Zones
Rotation
Deposition
Solstice
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Map that shows natural features and elevation.
Physical
Special-Purpose
Political
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What map tool is meant to show directions?
Map Scale
Map Key
Compass Rose
Locator Map
13
Lines that run horizontally, or east to west, around the earth are referred to as ______.
Longitude Lines
Latitude Lines
14
_________average weather of a place over many years.
Weather
PRecipitation
Climate
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__________condition of air and sky at that time.
Precipitation
Climate
Weather
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Earth spins on its axis and a full spins = 24 hours. or 1 day
Revolution
Rotation
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The _____ is a sphere of very hot metal at the center of the Earth.
Crust
Mantle
Core
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When the _____ rate is higher than the _____ rate, a population tends to grow.
Death/birth
birth/death
Infant Mortality, death
19
Nonrenewable resources formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals?
Colonization
Fossil Fuels
Push Factors
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What map tool is used to measure distance?
Locator Map
Map Key
Compass Rose
Map Scale
21
Zero degree longitude line is called what?
Prime Meridian
Equator
22
Height above sea level shown on map
Erosion
Deposition
Elevation
Climate
23
Water that falls from the ground (rain, snow, sleet, hail)
Precipitation
Temperature
Climate
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Process in which a liquid turns in to gas (part of water cycle)
Run-off
Precipitation
Condensation
25
Small zoomed out map inside of a in map to show you where you are in relation to other places.
Locator Map
compass rose
Map Scale
Map Key
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______- = half the earth
deposition
hemisphere
degrees
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______________ is loss of forest cover(trees) in a region.
Deforestation
Desertification
Natural Resource
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Tool on map that shows directions
Compass Rose
Locator Map
Map Scale
Map Key
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Which theme of geography describes how people and the area around them adapt?
Location
Place
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
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The tropics are known as ____ latitudes. Its usually hot in this region & the sun is overhead.
Middle
Low
High
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The Earth rotates a complete turn on its axis every 24 hours. This is known as a ____.
Revolution
Orbit
Rotation
Hemisphere
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Process of moving material that was already eroded carried by ice, wind, or water.
Deposition
Erosion
REgion
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Population _________ is the spreading of people over an area of land.
Density
Growth
Distribution
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Process of depositing, or moving (ice,water,wind), material that was eroded into a new area.
Plains
Erosion
Deposition
35
Describes a places exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude or street names.
Absolute Location
Relative Location
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Who are scientists who study human populations and how populations grow and decline?
Biographers
Mathematicians
Demographers
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This type of location uses longitude and latitude coordinates to describe the location.
Relative Location
Absolute Location
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Type of map that shows borders of countries, states, counties, or centers of government.
Physical
Special Purpose
Political
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Shortage of food or persecution is an example of a _____ factor
Immigrate
Pull
Push
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Demand is the _______________________________________.
Amount of good or service that is available
Desire for a certain good or service
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Describes a place's position using another place to describe location. Ex: HSV is by Madison.
Absolute Location
Place
Relative Location
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_____ lines run north and south around the Earth but split the Earth into East and West.
Longitude
Latitude
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Coal is an example of a _______resource.
Renewable
Non-Renewable
44
Which map is typically colorful and shows boundaries such as states and countries?
Special Purpose Map
Physical Map
Political Map
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What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Movement, Map Skills, Location, Locator Maps, Place
Movement, Human-Envir. Interaction, Region, Place, Location
Human-Envir. Interaction, Place, Compass Rose, Location
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________having a limited quantity (amount) of resources to meet unlimited wants.
Demand
Supply
Scarcity
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________ is the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a group of people.
Social Class
Norm
Culture
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Above Earth's surface is the _____, a thick layer of gases or air.
Atmosphere
Mantle
Core
Core
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____ covers 75 percent of the Earth's surface.
Landforms
Water
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_____ is a thick, rocky layer around the core.
Core
Crust
Mantle
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Thin layer of rocks and minerals surrounding the mantle is the _____.
Core
Crust
Mantle
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What type of map shows natural features of the Earth?
Political Map
Special Purpose Map
Physical Map
