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Review for Chapters 1 and 2 for Glencoe Exploring Our World Textbook
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__ is when the water goes from oceans, to the air, to the ground, andfinally back to the oceans
percipitation
evaporation
water cycle
condensation
2
The Earth orbits around the sun on its
revolution
orbit
axis.
rotation
3
Round model of Earth-shows its shape lands & directions as they truly relate to one another
scale
globe
map
glove
4
1,000years is a
decade
millennium
century
5
Is when water, wind, andice move away weathered rock.
Erode
Erosion
Weathering
Waste
6
Leap years contain an ____ day.
longer
extra
shorter
fewer
7
The solar system is made up of _ planets
8
9
5
7
8
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is on
September 23rd
December 22nd
June 21st
March 21st
9
In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox is on
March 21st
December 22nd
September 23rd
June 21st
10
This is when water turns from a liquid into a gas.
water cycle
evaporation
condensation
percipitation
11
__ is the change in temperature, wind direction & speed,airmoisture over a short period of time
climate
hemisphere
weather
biome
12
Are imaginary circles that run east to west around the globe.
Equator
Lines of latitude
Scale
Lines of longitude
13
So hot the metal melted into liquid, apx 1,400 miles (2,253 km)thick, made of nickel & iron.
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
14
Describeswhere that feature is in relation to feature around it.
Relative location
Geographers
Compass Rose
Absolute location
15
Is a symbol that tells you where the cardinal directions-
Scale Bar
Compass rose
Key
Title
16
Identifies exactly where the mapped area stops.
Key
Border
Scale Bar
Compass rose
17
is below the crust and surrounds the core
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
18
This is when waterchanges from a gas back into a liquid.
evaporation
percipitation
water cycle
condensation
19
_______ is the study of Earth and its people.
decade
Geography
Geographers
millennium
20
Is made of iron and nickel. It isa solid and is 1,500 miles (2,414 km) in diameter.
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
21
__ is the predictable patterns of weather in an area over many years.
biome
hemisphere
climate
weather
22
___ ___ are thesteady flowing streams of water in the world’s seas.
wind speeds
water cycle
ocean currents
wind patters
23
It takes Earth _______ days to make one revolution around the sun.
345
365 ¼
366 1/2
365
24
made of iron and nickel. It is asolid and is 1,500 miles (2,414 km) in diameter.
outer core
crust
inner core
mantle
25
______ arepeople who study Earth and its people.
PROJECTION
Compass Rose
Geography
Geographers
26
A measuring line that helps you figure out distance on the map.
Scale Bar
Compass rose
Key
Title
27
Polluting chemicals in the air combine with ozone to form ____
conservatoin
farming
smog
crop rotation
28
_________ are deep cuts made in the ocean floor.
Mountains
Trenches
Hills
Valleys
29
When water and ice, chemicals, and even plants break rocksapart into smaller pieces.
Erode
Erosion
Waste
Weathering
30
Leap years occur every ____ years.
3
2
4
5
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When water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, this iscalled ___.
condensation
percipitation
evaporation
water cycle
32
_____ is an exact spot on Earth
Relative location
Compass Rose
Geographers
Absolute location
33
Flat drawings of all or part of the Earth’s surface
file
globe
projection
map
34
This is the careful use of resources such as water.
Conservation
Smog
Extinction
Preservation
35
100 years
century
millennium
decade
36
Run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Equator
Lines of longitude
Lines of latitude
Scale
37
10 years
millennium
century
decade
38
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is on
June 21st
September 23rd
December 22nd
March 21st
39
This explains the symbols, colors, and lines on the map. It is also called the legend.
Scale Bar
Compass rose
Key
Title
40
A thin rocky shell; 31-62 miles (50-100 km) thick, made of silicon & oxygen rock & issolid.
outer core
crust
inner core
mantle
41
Circles the middle of theearth and is 0 degrees latitude.
Scale
Lines of longitude
Lines of latitude
Equator
42
__ is changing what is planted year to year.
farming
smog
crop rotation
conservatoin
43
____ is an imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth
axis.
rotation
revolution
orbit
44
Outermost layer of the Earth; includes the ocean floors andcontinents; it is a thin rocky shell
outer core
crust
inner core
mantle
45
Each planet orbits around the ____.
Moon
Sun
Mars
Earth
46
Areas with similar patters of temperature and precipitation are called
climate zones
biome
climate
weather
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Includes: SOURCE OF DATA, NAME of the cartographer,DATE of the map
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