Download World Geography First Six Weeks Exam Review List the 5 themes of

World Geography First Six Weeks Exam Review
List the 5 themes of geography: 1.__location________________ - 2.____place__________________________
3._____movement_____________________________ - 4.__human/environment interaction ________________
5.________region_________________________________
6.
Name the earth’s four spheres and describe them. ____atmosphere (earth’s gases); hydrosphere (earth’s waters);
lithosphere (earth’s crust); biosphere (all living things on earth) _________
7.
The level of the ocean’s surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height or depth of the earth’s surface is
called _______sea level________.
8.
Things such as coordinates, pin-point location, and addresses are _absolute location ____________________
9.
The Earth is composed of __70%___ water and __30%______land.
10.
Refers to the Earth spinning on its axis. ______rotation______________
11.
Refers to a hemisphere receiving more sunlight than the opposing hemisphere (Winter/Summer).
________________solstice________________________
13.
The four cardinal directions are: ___north, south, east and west __________________________
14.
Refers to the Earth travelling around the Sun.____revolution_______________
15.
Refers to an estimated placement of an area. ______relative location __________________________
16.
Refers to both hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight (Fall/Spring). _____equinox_______________
17.
What is the study of everything on Earth? (EX. Places, people, rocks, and regions) ____geography___________
18.
The study of maps and map making is called ________cartography_________________________
20.
The study of weather is also known as _______meteorology________________________________
21.
The earth has a maximum tilt of ____23.5 degrees____________
22.
Deserts, mountain ranges, wilderness, and countries are examples of ______landforms___________________
23.
Which imaginary line divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? _____equator_________
27.
The number of continents on earth. __7____
30.
The number of oceans on earth. __4_____
32.
The Prime Meridian divides the world into which 2 hemispheres? __eastern______ and ___western __________
33.
Corpus Christi is around 200 miles south of San Antonio is an example of which location?
______relative ______________ ________location______________
39.
The area of the earth that surrounds its core is called _______crust_________.
40.
____Hydrologic cycle____________ is another name for the water cycle.
41.
Name 3 ways tectonic plates move:
1: ___convergent _________________: move ______towards___________ each other
2: ___divergent___________________: move _______away ________ from each other
3: ____transform__________________: move ______side by side (laterally) ________
42. Rift valleys are formed by _____divergent_________ plate movement.
43. A zone around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where a vast majority of the world’s volcanoes are located is called
the _____Ring of Fire__________________.
44. Define Weather: __ The state of the atmosphere at any given time, a short term phenomenon ________
45. Define Climate: ____ Weather conditions prevailing in a region over a long period of time _________
46. What are the 5 major factors that influence climate of a region? __1) latitude – 2) elevation – 3) topography
(orographic effect) – 4) winds and currents – 5) proximity to a large body of water _____________
47. What is the most influential factor in determining climate of a region? _____latitude________________
48. What is another name for the orographic effect? _______rain shadow effect _________________
49. Because of the orographic effect, the windward side of a mountain is __cool and rainy ________ and the leeward
side is ________warm and dry_______________________.
50. Ocean currents are like ______rivers_________ flowing in the ocean.
51. What are the 3 zones of latitude? __Low latitudes (Tropical) – Mid Latitudes (Temperate) – High Latitudes
(Polar) ____________________________________________________________________
52. What is El Nino and what causes it? ___ a weather phenomenon caused by the weakening of trade winds along
the equator in the Pacific Ocean ________________________________