Staar Review 1

Question 0

Atmosphere

Answer 0

Gases on earth

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

Ecosystem of a region

Grassland, tundra, forest, desert

Question 2

Biosphere

Answer 2

All plant and animal life

Question 3

Cultural convergence

Answer 3

Bringing cultures together

Question 4

Cultural divergence

Answer 4

Protecting a certain culture from other influences

Question 5

Spatial diffusion

Answer 5

The spread of ideas and innovations between areas

Question 6

Formal region

Answer 6

Defined by population, ethnicity etc

Question 7

Functional region

Answer 7

Defined as a region where a central hub is located, ex Houston city central

Question 8

Perceptual region

Answer 8

What people’s views on this place are, ex Wild West

Question 9

Physical region

Answer 9

Characterized by mts or other landforms

Question 10

Hydrosphere

Answer 10

Water in earth

Question 11

Region

Answer 11

A way to characterize specific parts of the globe

Question 12

Judaism

Answer 12

First monotheistic relegion
Old Testament
Ten commandments

Question 13

Christianity

Answer 13

Jesus as the son of god

Worlds most popular relegion

Question 14

Islam

Answer 14

Muhammad as the prophet of Allah
5 pillars of faith
Middle eastern countries

Question 15

Cultural diffusion

Answer 15

Exchanges ideas of cultures between one another

Question 16

Globalization

Answer 16

Rapid cultural diffusion, resulting in similar cultures worldwide

Question 17

Monsoon

Answer 17

Violent winds which bring rain over summer