Midterm Study guide

Question 0

Place

Answer 0

The physical and human features of a given location

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Absolute- exact position of a place on Earth using Latitude and latitude.
Relative- location of a place relative to another place

Question 2

Movement-

Answer 2

How people move from one place to another

Question 3

Human- environment interaction

Answer 3

Looking at how people affect their environment, and how the environment affects people

Question 4

Regions-

Answer 4

a theme that is used for comparison

Question 5

What cardinal directions does latitude measure

Answer 5

North South

Question 6

0 degrees latitude is the ..

Answer 6

Equator

Question 7

What Cardinal directions does longitude measure

Answer 7

East west

Question 8

0 degrees Longitude is the ..

Answer 8

Prime meridian

Question 9

Is latitude and longitude an example of realize location or absolute location

Answer 9

Absolute location

Question 10

What is the difference between absolute and relative location

Answer 10

Absolute is exact but relative is in an area

Question 11

What is the difference between a Strait and an Isthmus

Answer 11

Strait is water, an Isthmus is land

Question 12

Define Plateau

Answer 12

Large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

Question 13

Define peninsula

Answer 13

Body of land surrounded by water on three sides

Question 14

Define escarpment

Answer 14

A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights

Question 15

Archipelago defined

Answer 15

A group of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

Question 16

Choose any two other landforms and come up with their definition

Answer 16

Glacier- slow moving ice formation on land

Fjord- narrow strip of sea surrounded by cliffs

Question 17

At landforms can form thanks to plate tectonics? How does plate tectonics create these landforms?

Answer 17

Earthquakes and Voclanos
Earthquakes are created when two tectonic plate hit each other.
Voclanos are created when two tectonic plates separate from each other

Question 18

What is the largest desert in Africa and where is it Located

Answer 18

The Sahara desert and it is located in the north west part of Africa

Question 19

What is the longest river in the Africa and how long is it?

Answer 19

It is the Nile and it is over 4,000 mi. Long

Question 20

Why are there so many cities close to river like the mentioned above?

Answer 20

It is for farming and fertile soil.

Question 21

What is the tallest mountain in Africa and where is it located in Africa

Answer 21

Mount Kilimanjaro and it is located in East Afica and Tanzania

Question 22

What waterfall in Africa is known as the smoke that thunders why is this

Answer 22

Victoria Falls and it is named this because it is loud and the water look like smoke when it rises after it crashes.

Question 23

What factors affect the climate in Africa

Answer 23

Distance from the equator
Location to body of water
Elevation

Question 24

What seasons do savannahs have

Answer 24

Wet and dry

Question 25

How does a country with a dry climate grow crops

Answer 25

Irrigation

Question 26

What is the difference between substance farming and farming for cash crops

Answer 26

Substance farming is when you keep the products to support your family but cash crops is when you sell the crops to make money.

Question 27

What type of economy does Africa have and is it specialized or diversified

Answer 27

There economy is farming and it is specialized.

Question 28

When a population colonized land what do they do with the government?

Answer 28

They either take over the government there or they create a new government for the area

Question 29

What did Europeans do when they colonized Africa

Answer 29

They changed the institution of slavery, took land and control through various methods, and built industries around natural resources found in Africa

Question 30

What is nationalism and how does it play a role in the movement in african independence

Answer 30

Music and other messages started to emerge, declaring a love for Africa and the home nations of many African

Question 31

Why is music and dance so important to African Culture and what are some sounds

Answer 31

They symbolize there everyday work and war and h e music is fast and upbeat

Question 32

What three languages are very popular in Africa

Answer 32

English, French, and Portuguese

Question 33

Which language is most commonly spoken in n. Africa and s. Africa

Answer 33

North- Arabic south- Swahili

Question 34

What are the three purposes of African folktales

Answer 34

Life lessons/ morals, explaining the unexplained, and retelling history

Question 35

What are the three major religion in Africa

Answer 35

Indigenous African Religions, Islam and Christianity

Question 36

In what ways are these religions the similar

Answer 36

They have at least one God

Question 37

How are the religions different

Answer 37

They have different sabbath days and some don't have any

Question 38

Mohammad played a significant roll in what religion and how

Answer 38

Islam and he was a prophet

Question 39

What are the fi pillars of Islam and what do they stand for

Answer 39

1. Allah and XMohammed- Allah is the god Mohammed is the prophet. 2. Importance of Prayer- personal prayer and community prayer. 3. Pilgrimage/ Hajj- based on a life event from the prophet Mohammed. 4. Fasting- taking your mind off material items, putting focus on God. 5. Zakat- share with others that are less fortunate.

Question 40

Who are the religious leaders of the indigenous African religions

Answer 40

Priest, rain- makers, and healers

Question 41

What three regions are in Latin America

Answer 41

Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and South America

Question 42

How large is Mexico's central plateau

Answer 42

It takes up half of the area in Mexico

Question 43

How are the islands in the Caribbean formed

Answer 43

They are formed by the skeletons of tiny sea animals and coral

Question 44

Where are the Andes mountains and how long are they and how tall are they

Answer 44

They are located in chile and west coast. They are 4,500mi long and and over 20,000 ft. High

Question 45

The grasslands of South America are known as

Answer 45

Las Pampas

Question 46

What is the name of the largest tropical rainforest and what rivers are in it and what is significant about it

Answer 46

The Amazon Basin, the Amazon, and it makes up 1/3 of the continent.

Question 47

What are the climates in Latin America and what are they like

Answer 47

Climate in the Caribbean- warm and sunny Tropical Wet- Rainy, humid, and hot Tropical wet and dry- doesn't rain all the time. Humid subtropical climate- like southern USA Arid- dry, and cold

Question 48

When is hurricane season

Answer 48

June through November

Question 49

What factors affect climate, particularly in Latin America

Answer 49

Elevations, wind patterns, and location compared to the equator