Geography
First Semester Study Guide
5 Themes of Geography and Cartography
1.Why does distortion happen in 2D maps?
2.What are the four components of a map?
3.Parallels and Meridians are also known as …
6.What line goes through the town of Greenwich, England?
7.What line is on the opposite side of the world from this one, and why is it notable?
8.What is the degrees longitude of this line?
9.When locating a point on a map using coordinates, which do you use first, latitude or longitude?
5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
12.List 5 examples of the Human Characteristics of a place
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13.Describe three ways that ideas can move from one place to another.
14.Describe three reasons that people will move from one place to another.
17.Describe the physical characteristics of a jungle
Internal and External Forces of the Earth
Level 1 Questions
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Which layer of the core is made of molten metal?
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A break in the Earth’s crust is called what?
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Crust is made of many pieces, called….
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The Supercontinent of long ago was named….
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Windblown deposits of rich soil are called….
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What is a Plateau?
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What is an Archipelago?
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What is Magma?
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A triangular shaped area of land formed by a river mouth is known as what?
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How fast do Tsunamis travel?
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What causes Tsunamis?
Level 2 Questions
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Three things can happen when plates collide, what are they?
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How thick is the Mantle?
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Physical breakdown of rocks is known as
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When rocks change into a different kind of rock,that is an example of….
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Weathered materials moved away by water are known as what?
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The theory that the continents have separated from each other over the years is known as ….
Level 3 Questions
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Water and Carbon Dioxide combine to form what?
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How do plants help slow erosion?
Level 4 Questions
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Why is erosion important?
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What is the difference between a Cape and a Peninsula?
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What is the difference between what a sound connects, and what a strait connects?
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Why is ash the most dangerous result of volcanic explosion?
Possible long-answer questions
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What is the process that results in newer rocks being found near the Rift Valley and older ones
farther away? Use the terms plates, Mid-Oceanic Ridge, magma, seafloor spreading and mantle
in your answer.
Climate and Ecosystems
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How long, in days, does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun once?
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To what degree is the Earth tilted?
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The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are imaginary lines of latitude that are exactly how many
degrees north and south of the equator?
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The Tropic zones run from the equator (0 degrees) to what degree latitude?
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The Temperate zones run from the end of the Tropical Zone to what degree latitude?
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What is the name for the wind currents at 30 degrees north and south? What are these currents
like? How did they get their name?
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What wind currents do sailors favor? Why do they like these currents?
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Define: Semiarid
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Define: Canopy
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Define: Savanna
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Define: Tree-line
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Define: Permafrost
Level 2 Questions
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In your own words, what is the difference between weather and climate?
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How does the Earth’s atmosphere function like a greenhouse?
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What is the name for the wind currents around the equator? How would you describe them?
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What is Convectional Precipitation?
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What is Orographic Precipitation?
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What is Frontal Precipitation?
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Which Tropic is in the North, and which in the South?
Level 3 Questions
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How are the solstices different from the equinoxes?
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Explain the terms leeward and windward and how they can cause a rain shadow.
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How are Deciduous and Coniferous trees suited for different climates?
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What kind of Forest Region are you most likely to find at the equator?
Level 4 Questions
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Describe four ways in which plants have adapted to dry climates.
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Describe the Hydrologic Cycle. Make sure to use the terms precipitation, run-off, evaporation,
and transpiration
[Make sure to study the Renewable resources test/study guide as well]