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Geography Test Nine Weeks Flashcards

1
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geography is defined as _______

A

the study of the earth

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2
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the seven continents

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Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America

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3
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the shape and elevation of the land

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topography

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4
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horizontal lines on a map

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latitude

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5
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the line of longitude that divides the earth in half

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prime meridian

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6
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vertical lines on a map

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longitude

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7
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line of latitude that divides the earth in half

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equator

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8
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the most prominent landform on earth

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mountain

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9
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has a broad, flat top with gorges and canyons cutting through them

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plateaus

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10
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similar to a plateau, but smaller; flat tops and steep sides that are round or oblong in shape

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mesa

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11
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tucked between mountain and hills; low shadowy places

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valleys

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12
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triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out into smaller streams before it reaches the ocean

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delta

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13
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the changes that take place in the lower part of the earth’s atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time

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weather

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14
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involves certain patterns of weather which occur over a long period of time in a particular region

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climate

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15
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flat, rolling lands with few changes in elevation

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plains

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16
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three forms of precipitation

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rain, ice, snow

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17
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height above sea level

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elevation

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18
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examples of renewable natural resources (know at least 3)

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soil, air, trees, waterpower, wind, solar

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19
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examples of nonrenewable resources

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iron, bauxite ore (aluminum), petroleum, coal

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20
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way of life for a group of people

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culture

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21
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when a country and its people derive most of their income from agriculture

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agrarian economy

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22
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depends on the production of manufactured goods

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industrial economy

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23
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depends on the transfer of high technology such as computer software

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information-based economy

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24
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the art of making maps

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cartography

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25
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a systematic study of a nation’s population which includes counting the people and recording various facts about them

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census

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26
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tells what the map is portraying

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title

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27
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helps determine distances

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scale

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28
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explains what the symbols, lines, and colors represent

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key (legend)

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29
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separates Asia from Africa

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Suez Canal

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30
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highest point in Asia

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Mt. Everest

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31
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lowest point in Asia

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Dead Sea

32
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largest peninsula in the world

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Arabian Peninsula

33
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island chain

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archipelago

34
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the largest archipelago

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Malay Archipelago

35
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the world’s largest archipelago is made up of _________

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Malaysia and Indonesia

36
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named for its fruitfulness and shape

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Fertile Crescent

37
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marks the beginning of nations

A

the dispersion from Babel

38
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capital of Israel

A

Jerusalem

39
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most foreign nations recognize ______ as Israel’s capital

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Tel Aviv

40
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Lebanon’s capital that had to be rebuilt after a civil war

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Beirut

41
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The main religion in Asia is ______ and its followers are called ______

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Islam and Muslims

42
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city in Jordan that is made completely out of rock

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Petra

43
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directed the invasion of Kuwait

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Saddam Hussein

44
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temporary rivers

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wadis

45
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launched the deadly attack against the United States in September 2001

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Osama bin Laden

46
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the “Empty Quarter”

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Rub’ al Khali

47
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Saudi Arabia is named after ___

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the Al-Saud family

48
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Turkey’s largest city

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Istanbul

49
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the point that Noah’s ark supposedly landed on

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Mount Ararat

50
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Mount Ararat is in _____

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Turkey

51
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formerly known as Persia

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Iran

52
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took over Iran and reinstituted Islamic law and established a dictatorial government that stopped Iran’s progress as a modern nation

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Ayatollah Khomeini

53
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Joseph Stalin came from _____

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Georgia

54
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birthplace of Western civilization

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Europe

55
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five large peninsulas in Europe

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Iberian, Balkan, Jutland, Italian, Scandinavian Peninsulas

56
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Europe’s largest island

A

Great Britain

57
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Europe’s westernmost island

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Iceland

58
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the highest peak in Europe

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Mount Elbrus

59
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setting for most of Europe’s population, industry, and agriculture because of its fertile soil

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Northern European Plain

60
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Europe’s longest river

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Volga River

61
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Europe’s second longest river

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Danube

62
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largest Greek island

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Crete

63
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highest peak in Greece

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Mount Olympus

64
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Greece’s largest lowland area

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Thessaly

65
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Italy’s most famous active volcano

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Mount Vesuvius

66
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two tiny countries that share Italian culture and are in the borders of Italy

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San Marino and Vatican City

67
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Europe’s most important inland waterway

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Rhine River

68
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Western Europe’s largest agricultural producer

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France

69
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Switzerland is made up of 26 ______, which are small, partially self-governing districts

A

cantons

70
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separated Germany into two sections

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Berlin Wall

71
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land that the ingenious Dutch have wrestled from the sea by building dikes and dams and draining the water from it with pipes driven by windmills

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polder

72
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Europe’s leading port

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Rotterdam

73
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major center of banking and finance in Europe

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Luxembourg

74
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the British Isles’ longest river

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River Shannon

75
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the world’s deepest freshwater lake

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Lake Baikal

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