Inland areas of a continent tend to have more severe weather than coastal areas because of what climate factor?
Continentality
The area around the equator tend to be warmest because it receives the most direct sunlight. It is called the...
Tropics
The surface features of the earth such as bodies of water and mountains can affect.......
Climate
Which of the following does NOT determine a region's climate
Doldrums
Tropical rain forests are_________ and ________ all year.
Hot & Rainy
Places located in high latitudes have
Freezing temps
This region has hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Ex: Southern Europe, Southern Calif.
Mediterranean
The condition of the atmosphere at one place and time is called the ____________
Weather
The relative location of Early College High School to Cowboys stadium is...
South of..
A _______ is a climate region with dry winters, wet summers, and year-round high temperatures.
Tropical Savannah
A _________________ is an extremely dry area with sparse plant life
desert
The _________________ is the latitude of 23 1/2�N
Tropic of Cancer
The Continental Drift Theory is based upon which of the following......
Plates are shifting atop of magma
The terms tropical, dry, mid-latitude, high latitude, and highlands identify
geographic descriptions
Which of the following describes a Mediterranean climate?
Hot summers, cool mild winters
Places located in the ____ have warm to hot climates
Low Latitudes
The earth's position in relation to the sun is the main influence on
Seasons
The earth's polar areas lie in the
High Latitude
What are the two kinds of tropical climates?
Rain Forest and Savannah
Which of the following affect temperatures on the earth?
Location, Air Masses, Latitude (All of the above)
The seasons result from
the earth's revolution and its tilt in relation to the sun
The natural vegetation of a desert is
Cacti and Shrubs
What is the largest coniferous forest called?
Taiga
When Plates move towards one another they referred to as...
Convergent
What other type of natural disaster precedes tsunami?
Earthquake
What is the correlation between elevation and temperature?
Higher the cooler
What is the Rain Shadow effect?
Mountain Barriers block rain from the leeward side
What is the main problem with Map Projections?
they distort the shape of the earth
What is a 3D representation of the earth?
globe
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
fault lines
LACEMOPS deals with
Climate
What kind of Trees Lose their leaves?
deciduous
Islam began in which of the following areas?
Middle East
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Buddhism (& Hinduism)
Which of the following is the religion whose fundamental beliefs include salvation through faith in Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection?
Christianity
The dominant religion in Bolivia, Mexico, and Panama is Roman Catholicism. Which of the following is the best explanation of this fact?
All of these countries were colonies of the same European country
Which of the following religions relies on a caste system and reincarnation as part of its version of the afterlife?
Hinduism
Which of the following religions uses the Torah and the Talmud as their holy texts, and has worship services led by a rabbi?
Judaism
Which of the following is a polytheistic religion?
Hinduism
Which of the following religions acknowledges the Four Noble Truths and uses The Eightfold Path to separate themselves from worldly cravings and desires?
Buddhism
Which of the following religions incorporates a statement of faith and a pilgrimage to Mecca as part of its worship practice?
Islam
Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillars of Islam?
You must travel to Jerusalem on Pilgrimage
What landform do civilizations tend to begin by?
Bodies of Water/ Rivers
Which of the following options has a high infant mortality rate?
3rd World Country
How wealthy the country is per 1000 people is also known as_________________
GDP per capita
The amount of time estimated that a person is going to live......
Life expectancy
The ability to read and write......
literacy
A least developed country will have......
Low Life Expectancy, Low GDP, High Infant Mortality, & Poor infrastructure
A highly developed country has......
a Low Infant Mortality rate
These people make stuff from raw materials in their workplace
Secondary
These people invent new things.....
Quaternary
These workers take raw material from the earth.....
Primary
A teacher is an example of what group of employment?
tertiary
Cuba and North Korea are examples of this form of government.....
Dictatorship
A country that is led primarily by religious leaders is an example of a..........
Theocracy
A King or a Queen are examples of a................
Monarchy
having no outlet to the sea
landlocked
materials on or in the earth, such as a oil, fish, or coal, that have economic value
Natural resources
a version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes
dialect
taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need
innovation
the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation ? acculturation
true
the number of deaths per thousand ? fertility rate
false (mortality rate)
Birth Rate (What's happening to birth rates in Europe and WHY?)- Is there a difference between Eastern and Western Europe? Hint: remember human geography section
Western Europe birth rate is declining
What was the Cold War? Was there any actual fighting?
A continuing state of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
What was NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is an example of heterogeneous population?
A country with a diverse ethnic population
What was the WARSAW pact
Russian version of NATO
What is an example of a homogeneous population?
A country with a singular ethnic population
Eastern Europe After WWII was described as falling behind what?
An Iron Curtain
What is the Euro?
The EURO is the adopted currency of the European Union. Although not all countries in the EU use the EURO.
deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of a particular ethnic group or nation
Ethnic Cleansing
communist countries controlled by Russia during the Cold War; they were all in Eastern Europe
Satellite Nations
water moderates climate; further inland=more severe temperatures
Continentality
What concept of government did ancient Greeks introduce to the world?
Democracy
process of taking in a comprehending information or ideas
Assimilation
religious leaders (Pope) controls the government
Vatican City
political theory developed by Karl Marx that should lead to a society where all property is publicly owned and everyone works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Communism
the pollution that originates in one country but is able to cause damage in another county's environment by crossing borders through water or air pathyways
Transboundary Pollution
stands for "British exit," the impending withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU
Brexit
period of rebirth and advancement in art and science after the Dark or Middle Ages
Renaissance
worst nuclear accident in history that occurred on April 26th, 1986 in Soviet Ukraine; caused many deaths and injuries and cancer and birth defects are still seen today
Chernobyl
the division of a region into smaller regions
Balkanization
Part of Russia that is cold and mostly uninhabitable.....
Siberia
years of little cultural progress and followed Feudalism
Dark Ages
production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by the government
Command Economy
What do the Ural Mountains signify?
The boundary between Europe and Asia
Vietnam and Korea were extensions of a conflict referred to as
the Cold War
What does Glasnost refer to?
Russian openness to western ideas
move from one area or country to settle in another
Migrate
What does Perestroika refer to?
Economic restructuring in the Soviet Union
Why would the population decline in a 1st world country
better education and awareness
process of taking in a comprehending information or ideas
Assimilation
Why does Communism work in theory, but not in practice?
It forgets to calculate human selfishness, It does not use personal motivation that is part of capitalism, & The leaders become a bourgeois
Northern European Plain is located in Poland.....What is its significance?
it was staging ground for invasions into Russia