Pre AP Unit 2 Review

A region's systems for transportation, communication, power etc, are examples of what?

An economy where the government controls all of the means of production and the distribution

The layer of gases surrounding the earth

We live in the

Thin layer of rock at the earth's surface

A strong tropical storm that forms over the Pacific

2 times a year that mark the start of fall/spring.

Subsoil that is constantly frozen

Smaller pieces of rock that have been weathered

Which political system has more economic freedom?

A fracture in the earth's crust

Where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen

name given to the modern day land masses which sit above the water on the surface of the earth?

Non-renewable resources include

This population will have what kind of growth in the future?

The solid rock portion of the earth's surface

A political system which has a central leader who usually got that power by using force

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

If there are 3 babies born per 1000 population we would be referring to

Metal becoming rusted would be ___________ weathering

I trade you my goat for your fish. What kind of economy is this?

If you were standing on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

Molten rock below the earth's surface

Hydrologic cycle

The climate zone with a rainy season in summer and a dry season in the winter is called:

What causes the earth's seasons?

The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean

The maximum number of organisms a piece of land can support

The warming of the waters on the coast of South America, causing rain, mudslides and flooding

The total value of all goods and services produced in a country over the course of a year

An opening in the earth through which lava and gases escape from the interior of the earth

Which of the following is an internal force that shapes the earth?