Geography

Question 0

4 parts of the water cycle

Answer 0

Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run off

Question 1

PEPEC

Answer 1

Physical
Environmental
Political
Economical
Cultural

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

A specific place on earth

Question 3

Hemisphere

Answer 3

The earths division into two halves

Question 4

Region

Answer 4

Areas united by specific factors

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

A community of organisms that depend on each other

Question 6

Absolute location

Answer 6

The exact spot at which a place is found on the globe

Question 7

Human env. Interaction

Answer 7

The study of the interrelationship between people and their physical envirinment

Question 8

Physical geography

Answer 8

The study of earths physical features

Question 9

Human geography

Answer 9

The study of human activity and their relationships to cultural and physical environment

Question 10

Meteorology

Answer 10

The study of weather or forecasting

Question 11

Cartography

Answer 11

Studying and making maps

Question 12

GIS

Answer 12

Computer tools that process and organize data

Question 13

Terrestrial planets

Answer 13

Hard rocky crust planets

Question 14

Gas giants

Answer 14

Less dense planets

Question 15

Meteoroids

Answer 15

Pieces of space debri

Question 16

During what season does the sun fully tilt away from us

Answer 16

Winter

Question 17

What causes seasons to change

Answer 17

Earths tilt in relation to the sun

Question 18

What season is it in the northern hemisphere when it’s spring in the southern

Answer 18

Fall

Question 19

What event occurs on September 21 each year

Answer 19

Fall equinox

Question 20

What event occurs on December 21 each year

Answer 20

Winter solstice

Question 21

What even occurs on June 21 each year?

Answer 21

Summer solstice

Question 22

What is the main force that drives surface currents

Answer 22

Wind

Question 23

What causes the coriolis effect

Answer 23

Earths rotation

Question 24

The Gulf Stream delivers water into what region?

Answer 24

Western Europe

Question 25

What happens to warm water carried by the Gulf Stream

Answer 25

Heat radiates into the atmosphere

Question 26

What happens to warm water when it loses heat energy

Answer 26

Cools and sinks

Question 27

A system of deep shallow currents that circle the earth are called?

Answer 27

Global conveyor belt

Question 28

What causes wind to blow

Answer 28

Differences in air pressure and temperature

Question 29

Why do some winds blow all the time?

Answer 29

Equator is warmer than poles

Question 30

List the 5 factors affecting climate?

Answer 30

``` Elevation Latitude Wind currents Ocean currents Land forms ```

Question 31

5 climate regions

Answer 31

``` Tropical Dry High latitude Mid latitude high land ```

Question 32

4 elements of culture

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Language Religion Social groups Gov and economy

Question 33

2 levels of gov

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Unitary and federal

Question 34

3 types of gov

Answer 34

Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy

Question 35

3 economic systems

Answer 35

Traditional Market Command

Question 36

4 economic activities

Answer 36

Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary