Fall Final Exam Review

________ trees are  cone-bearing fir, pine, and spruce, are found in cooler Alpine mountain areas up to the timberline.

These lines in the grid system run east and west (across) and are measured in degrees North or South of the equator.

Inlet of water that is surrounded by mountains or steep cliffs/glaciers. They are found in Scandinavia.

Oceans (saltwater) make up about ____ percent of the Earth's water.

What is the terrain like in Western China and Mongolia?

Small shrub-like trees, rocky soil and desert type conditions.

The air we breathe makes up the Earth's _________________.

The process of spreading knowledge and skills from one culture to another.

The imaginary line across the middle of the globe that splits it into 2 hemispheres, Eastern and Western.

Latin Americas population is mostly concentrated in

Rapidly flowing river where the running water falls suddenly in a sheer drop (waterfall).

_________ ________ may include language, religion, cultural traditions, forms of government and trade networks.

Which of these countries is not part of the Scandinavian peninsula?

Monsoon

Physical feature that protects or hinders travel through or over. Mountains, swamps, deserts and rivers are examples.

Lack of ____________ in South Asia and Africa makes waterborne diseases such as cholera and dysentery common. 

Lake ___________  is nearly 400 miles long, 40 miles wide, and over 1 mile deep.

The _____ Ocean is on the East coast of the US and Canada; the ____ Ocean is on the West coast of the US and Canada.

__________   _____________  may include soil type, vegetation, river systems and climate

A man made feature which stops the spread of nature, people, goods, services or ideas.

A map that shows territorial boundaries.

In India, they produce more than 800 full length feature films per year.  What is the name of India's film industry?

This mountain range separates the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) from France.

Which of the following mountain ranges is located in Italy?

__________ are destructive masses of ice, snow, and rock sliding down mountainsides.

Farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer's family.

The imaginary line across the middle of the globe that splits it into 2 hemispheres, Northern and Southern.

The average number of people living on a square mile of land.

This type of tree loses their leaves in the fall, such as ash, maple, and oak.

The US has _____ states

These lines run north and south (up and down) and are measured in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian.

Where do most of the people in China live?

The sun’s heat causes the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas.

Water makes up about 70% of the earth’s surface and it is called the _____________.

When clouds gather more water than they can hold, they release moisture, which falls to the Earth.

The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from which continent?

The process that breaks down rocks on the earth’s surface into smaller pieces.

The concentration of people in urban areas or moving from rural areas to urban areas.

Where are the Ural mountains located?

Land makes up about 30% of the earth’s surface and it is called the _____________.