Transcript 1st nine weeks review - Okaloosa County School District

1st nine weeks review
World Geography
Vocabulary
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Mantle-
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Atmosphere- the layer of gasses that surrounds the earth
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Crust- thin layer of rock that coats the earth’s surface
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Hydrosphere- the water elements on the earth
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Lithosphere-
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Absolute location
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Relative location- a term used to describe the location of a
geographic feature in relation to other nearby features
Vocabulary
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Equator
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Prime Meridian- the imaginary line that divides the earth into
eastern and western halves
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Latitude lines- lines that run parallel to the equator
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Longitude lines
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Hemisphere- each half of the earth, divided either north and
south or east and west
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Globe
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Map projection
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Topographic map- a particular type of map that shows natural
and man-made features on the earth
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Sediment- this happens when physical or chemical processes
weather a rock on the earth’s surface
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Chemical weathering
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Mechanical weathering- a type of weathering that changes the
size and shape of something, but not its composition
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Acid rain
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Equinox
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Solstice- this happens 2x per year when the sun’s rays shine
directly overheard at noon
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Climate- the weather conditions that occur over a long period
of time in a certain area
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Convection- the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the
upward motion of air
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El Nino- periodic climatic change that causes the waters off the
west coast of South America to warm
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Greenhouse effect- the warming trend that occurs when gases in
the atmosphere trap solar energy
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Latitude
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Ocean current- large circular system of flowing water that
moderates a region’s climate
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ecosystem- an interdependent community of plants & animals
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biosphere
Vocabulary
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Coniferous trees
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Deciduous trees- another name for a broadleaf tree
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Diffusion- the spread of ideas and customs from one society to
another
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Culture- the total of knowledge, shared attitudes and behaviors
of the members of a specific group of people
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Acculturation- members of a society adopt a custom that they
observe in another society
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Monotheistic religion- belief in one God
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Polytheistic Religion- belief in many gods
Vocabulary
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Fertility rate- the average number a children a woman
would have in her lifetime
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Mortality rate- the number of deaths per thousand ppl
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Population density- average number of ppl who live in a
measureable area
Carrying capacity- the number of living things a piece of
land can support
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Vocabulary
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State- a country; independent unit that occupies a territory
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Nation- group of ppl w/a common culture living in a territory and
strong sense of unity
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Democracy- citizens hold the power
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Monarchy- king or queen and their family hold power
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Communism- one person or small group holds the power
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Metropolitan area- the city, its suburbs, and exhurbs
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Central Business District (CBD)- the area of the city where the
commercial activity is located
Vocabulary
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Urbanization
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Command economy
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Market economy
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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infrastructure
Questions
 How do the Rocky Mountains differ from the Appalachian
Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are about 80 million years old
and rise to much higher elevations than the
Appalachians
 Which landforms are NOT shared by the United States?
Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain
 Name the World’s most important shipping route located
in the US and/or Canada.
The Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River
Questions
 What type of summers do subarctic climate regions have
where one can find permafrost?
short, mild summers
 What waterway did the US and Canada construct using
locks?
The St. Lawrence Seaway
 How did the first people who crossed into North
American from the Beringia survive?
The were nomads who hunted animals and gathered
wild plants that they did NOT grow on their own.