Flashcards in SS Exams Term 2 Deck (59)
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Where do lines of Latitide run?
Lines of Latitude run from East to West
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Where do lines of Longtitude run?
Lines of Longtitude run from north pole to south pole
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Which countries are within North America?
Canada and USA.
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Pacific Ocean:
Pacific ocean- is the largest ocean covering 31% pf the worlds surface
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Arctic Ocean:
Arctic Ocean-is the smallest ocean and most of the ocean is covered with a frozen surface
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Atlantic ocean:
Atlantic Ocean:is the second largest ocean and is about 15% of earths surface
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Eurasia:
Eurasia-is made up of Asia and Europe and covers 36% of Earths surface
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Africa:
Africa-covers 20% of the earths land surface
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North America:
North America- covers 16% of land surface
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South America:
South America-covers 12% of earths land surface
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Antarctica:
Antarctica-covers 9% of Earths surface
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Oceanna:
Oceanna- covers 6% pf the land surface
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What is topography?
Topography: the shape of land surface of the earth
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Mountains:
Mountains- irregular surfaces at high elevations
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Hills:
Hills- are similar to mountains but lower
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Plateaus(also called tablelands)
Plateaus-large,flat areas at higher elevations than the rest of the land
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Plains:
Plains-extensive regions that are relatively flat and often treeless
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Name the top 5 most developed countries
1.Norway
2.Iceland
3.Australia
4.Luxembourg
5.Canaduh
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Name 5 least developed countries
1.Niger
2.Sierra Leone
3.Burkina Faso
4.Mali
5.Chad
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Explain migration
Explain migration
migration-the movement from place to place
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Explain Emigration
Explain Emigration
Emigration-movement of people out of a country
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Explain Immigration
Explain Immigration
Immigration-movement of people into a country
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What are antipodes?
A pair of points taht are on opposite sides of a planet
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What is the equator?
The line fastest rotation on the earth. It is a full circumfererence, located midway between poles.
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What are poles?
The two ends of the axis around which the earth rotates (North pole and South pole)
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What is a compass rose?
The compass rose has been included on maps since at least 1300s. The term rose came from the compass points, which resemble petals of the flower.
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What is a map progection?
The representation on a flat surface of part or all the surface of the earth.
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What is a mercator progection?
The Mercator progection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569
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What is the Winkel-Tripel?
The Winkel tripel projection (Winkel III)by Oswald Winkel in 1921.
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