Semester 1 Exam review

Question 0

What is the purpose of a navigational map

Answer 0

to show how to get a destination

Ex: road map

Question 1

What is the difference between absolute location and relative location

Answer 1

Absolute location-exact location of a geographic feature

relative location-identifies the location of a geographic feature by using a person’s prior knowledge

Question 2

what is a cartographer

Answer 2

a map maker

Question 3

What is the problem with using a globe

Answer 3

only half of a globe is visible at any given time

Question 4

what are the five themes of geography

Answer 4

location, place, regions, human environment interaction, and movement

Question 5

what is a functional region

Answer 5

organized around interaction and connections between countries
Ex: cities, suburbs, and train tracks

Question 6

What does GPS stand for

Answer 6

Global Positioning System

Question 7

what galaxy are we part of

Answer 7

Milky Way

Question 8

what is the atomosphere

Answer 8

layer of gases surrounding the earth

Question 9

what is the lithosphere

Answer 9

crust and upper mantel; the the part we stand on

Question 10

what is continental drift

Answer 10

states that at one point all continents were attached

widely accepted in the early 1900s
1st presented in 1912 by Alfred Wagner and the theory was recorded in 1620 by Francis Bacon

Question 11

what percentage of the earth is covered by oceans

Answer 11

71%

Question 12

what produces tides

Answer 12

gravitational pull of the moon and sun

Question 13

what is a volcano

Answer 13

an opening in earth’s crust, usually raised, where lava can escape

Question 14

what is a harbor

Answer 14

sheltered area of water deep enough to dock ships

Question 15

what is a canyon

Answer 15

narrow and deep valley with steep edges

Question 16

what is a tectonic plate

Answer 16

enormous pieces of earth’s lithosphere

Question 17

what are the four types of tectonic plate movement

Answer 17

spreading or moving apart, subduction, collision, sliding past each other in shearing motions

Question 18

what are the three types of tectonic boundaries

Answer 18

divergent, convergent, transform

Question 19

what causes an earthquake

Answer 19

plates grind or slip past each other at a fault, the earth may tremble

Question 20

where is the focus of an earthquake

Answer 20

exact location where an earthquake occurs

Question 21

what is an aftershock

Answer 21

smaller earthquakes which occur in the periods after a major earthquake

Question 22

what is a volcanic eruption

Answer 22

the most dramatic type of volcanic release, pressure reaches a peak and reaches the surface

Question 23

what are the two types of weathering

Answer 23

chemical and mechanical

Question 24

how large can a hurricane get

Answer 24

up to 500 miles wide with the eyes reaching 20 miles

Question 25

what culture resided in the Andes Mountains

Answer 25

Inca

Question 26

in what year did Hernando Cortez reach Mexico

Answer 26

1519

Question 27

in what year did Mexico gain its independence

Answer 27

1821

Question 28

how many square miles does the Amazon Rainforest cover

Answer 28

2,000,000 square miles

Question 29

who ruled each city in the Mayan culture

Answer 29

god-kings

Question 30

who discovered the Caribbean islands

Answer 30

Christopher Columbus

Question 31

what countries make up the Scandinavian Peninsula

Answer 31

Norway and Sweden

Question 32

what percentage of European land is suitable for agriculture

Answer 32

33%

Question 33

what are the winds called which blow from the north to the south

Answer 33

mistral

Question 34

what are the winds which blow north from Africa called

Answer 34

sirocco

Question 35

what percentage of the Netherlands land was reclaimed from the sea

Answer 35

40%

Question 36

what is a polder

Answer 36

land from sea

Question 37

what part of Pangea was made up of Africa

Answer 37

southern part

Question 38

how deep are the basins of Africa

Answer 38

5,000 feet deep

Question 39

what is the world's longest river

Answer 39

Nile River

Question 40

how deep is Lake Tanganyika

Answer 40

4,700 feet deep

Question 41

what percent of Africa falls between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 41

90%

Question 42

what country occupies the Anatolian Peninsula

Answer 42

Turkey

Question 43

what is a wadis

Answer 43

riverbeds that dry for parts of the year

Question 44

what country do the Zagros mountains isolate

Answer 44

Iran

Question 45

when was the first oil in Southwest Asia found

Answer 45

1908

Question 46

how many pillars does Islam have

Answer 46

5

Question 47

what are the five pillars of Islam

Answer 47

faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage

Question 48

what did Abdu al-Aziz Ibn Saud do

Answer 48

consolidated the power in what is now Saudi Arabia

Question 49

how much has the urban population risen in Southwest Asia

Answer 49

33%

Question 50

what rivers find their origin in the Himalayas

Answer 50

Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra

Question 51

how many square miles does the Gobi Desert cover

Answer 51

500,000 square miles

Question 52

what is another name for the Chang Jiang river

Answer 52

Yangtze

Question 53

how long has China been settled

Answer 53

4,000 years

Question 54

who founded the nationalist party in 1912

Answer 54

Sun Yatsen

Question 55

how many days a week do Japanese students attend school

Answer 55

6

Question 56

when did the Russian culture begin

Answer 56

9th century

Question 57

when did the position of czar end

Answer 57

1917

Question 58

who is Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 58

began to give the soviet people more economic and political freedom

Question 59

what percentage of the people in Russia and the Republic are ethnically Russian

Answer 59

80%

Question 60

Tropic of Cancer

Answer 60

the most northern point which receives direct sunlight

Question 61

weather

Answer 61

atmospheric conditions over a short period of time

Question 62

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 62

most southern point that receives direct sunlight

Question 63

solstice

Answer 63

day when the sun is at its most northern and southern point

Question 64

climate

Answer 64

atmospheric conditions over a long period of time

Question 65

maquiladora

Answer 65

factories that ship products straight out of Mexico

Question 66

Francisco Pizarro

Answer 66

lead conquest of South America

Question 67

US and French Revolutions

Answer 67

inspired South Americans to gain their freedom

Question 68

Carnival

Answer 68

most famous Brazilian feast day

Question 69

Capoeira

Answer 69

Brazilian Martial Art

Question 70

Explain how wind erosion works

Answer 70

wind must reach at least 11 mph. It works similar to water erosion. The wind collects particles and deposits them in different areas

Question 71

what is a tornado

Answer 71

a powerful funnel shaped column of spiraling air

Question 72

explain how individuals, families, clans, and tribes all fit together

Answer 72

individual-one person individuals make up families families make up clans that share language and religion clans make up tribes that share similar world views

Question 73

explain the difference between a monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion

Answer 73

monotheistic-belief in one god polytheistic-belief in many gods

Question 74

who became the King of Brazil

Answer 74

Dom Pedro

Question 75

what is a cartel

Answer 75

Mexican drug organization that was responsible for injuring and killing many innocent people

Question 76

why is Europe called the Peninsula of Peninsulas

Answer 76

Europe is a giant peninsula that is made up of many smaller peninsulas

Question 77

how do the mountain ranges or Europe affect its climate

Answer 77

marine west coast environment: warm summers and cool winters makes unique milder climates Blocks the prevailing westerlies-makes cooler weather Blocks mistral so sirocco winds can warm up the Mediterranean

Question 78

how did the rivers of Europe help its culture develop

Answer 78

brought goods, people, and ideas together exchange of cultures and customs Made up for the isolation of mountains

Question 79

how are rift valleys created

Answer 79

created as continental plates pulled apart and land falls in between the trench

Question 80

what is an aquifer

Answer 80

huge stores of water underground

Question 81

what is desertification

Answer 81

expansion of dry conditions into moist areas that are next to deserts

Question 82

How does the North Atlantic drift and the prevailing westerlies affect europe's climate

Answer 82

NAD-currents from the tropics, brings in warm wart from the tropics to the west coast of Europe PW-bring warm air from NAD further inland

Question 83

What are some of the positives of the Three Gorges Dam?

Answer 83

Helps generate electricity Helps control the frequent flooding of the Chang Jiang Makes it easier for ships to reach China's interior

Question 84

What are some of the negatives of the Three Gorges Dam

Answer 84

Forced 1-2 million people to relocate Cost more than expected Changed environment and damaged wildlife