UNIT 1 CONCEPT QUESTIONS - REVIEW
1. What does the leeward side of a mountain range refer?
The leeward side of the mountain is “dry” due to the rain shadow effect
2. What are the internal forces that change the earth?
Earthquakes, volcanoes, colliding tectonic plates
3. Why is the Pacific Rim so volatile?
Tremendous amount of earthquake
4. What three [3] major factors that affect climate?
Elevation, Latitude, proximity to the ocean
5. Describe relative location – what a place is near
Chili’s restaurant is across 75 near Academy
6. Describe the characteristic of Humid Continental Climate.
 warm summers, and cold winters
 yearly average rainfall is greater than an Arid climates
 found in the United States
7. Compare and contrast push / pull factors.
war or natural disaster [push – move people away]
low cost of living, good jobs, and a mild climate[pull – attract people who can afford to move]
8. Building of a dam to stop the flow of a river describes what theme of geography?
Human-Environment interaction
9. What type of economic activity describes a factory worker?
Secondary economic activity – take a natural resource and manufacture something new (Primary
Economic Activity is strictly utilizing the Earth – farming, forestry, mining)
10. Describe culture.
Beliefs and behaviors that a group of people share
11. Government ruled by the people through free and fair elections
Democracy
12. Describe a COMMAND economy
 You live and work in a country that tells you where to work and sets your wage – Command
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The goods you produce go to the government, which then sells them in government-run stores –
Command
13. Parallel Lines that run pole to pole.
Longitude
14. Describe a nation with a low Human Development Index (HDI) score.
 Not industrialized
 Health care is poor or nonexistent
 Education is of low quality or nonexistent
15. Give an example of a primary economic activity in a traditional economy
[subsistence farming]
16. Describe characteristics of a desert:
 dry climate
 yearly rainfall seldom exceeds 10 inches
 temperatures vary widely from the heat of day to the cool of night.
17. List a type of vegetation would one most likely find in a Tropical Rain forest
Thick layers of forest vegetation with shade-loving plants on the forest floor
18. Characteristics of the Tundra
 Permafrost
 bitterly cold temperatures
 dark winters with little to no daylight
19. Most of earth’s population lives where there is…
 land with fertile soil
 land with available water
 mild climate (not too hot or cold)
20. Compare and contrast cultural divergence, cultural diffusion, a cultural hearth, and urbanization:
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Cultural Divergence – restriction from outside influence; limited contact with outside cultures
(division)
Cultural Convergence – place where cultures meet and come together
Cultural Diffusion – process where a cultural element transmits to another (social networking)
Cultural Hearth – place where new ideas spread
Urbanization – areas of population growth (large cities)