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World Geography Fall Semester Exam Review Below are materials that you need to know for your semester exam. Line of latitude Line of longitude The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. The equator is 0 degrees latitude. Be able to locate the equator, prime meridian. condensation precipitation transpiration run-off evaporation You will need to label transpiration, precipitation, run-off, condensation and evaporation when given a word bank. Below are facts that will be very beneficial to know for multiple choice questions on your exam. Renewable resources can be replaced. Ethnic groups have a common language, history, and place of origin. Rivers in Texas have their source in the west and flow toward the Gulf of Mexico. (the question on the test has you look at a map to determine this) Topsoil is rich due to decaying plant life. Animals, plants, and humans all live together in the biosphere. A cultural hearth is a source area from which new ideas radiate. Push factors are what cause people to leave an area. Quaternary economic activities involve intellectual careers, including research and space exploration. The main reason why people move to cities is to find jobs. Sustainable development can best be characterized as using resources in order to meet current and future needs. Physical features often influence where people live. Which type of environment typically has the highest population density? – flat, fertile plains and river valleys One reason countries trade with each other is that natural resources are distributed unevenly among countries. China and India are the two most populated countries in the world? Arable land is land that can be cultivated for farming. One challenge of rapid population growth is providing adequate food production. Population distribution is strongly influenced by geography. Customs include both how people dress and the foods they eat. In a free enterprise economy, businesses are driven by the desire for profits. The Ring of Fire is a zone of earthquake and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Communism - government decides what factories will make, how much products cost, and how much workers will be paid. Subsistence farming – growing only as much as the family needs to survive. People in poor, developing countries are most likely to work in primary and secondary economic activities. Primary economic activities often involve agriculture. In deserts and tundras only plants that can adjust to extreme temperatures can survive. Elevation and latitude impact an area’s climate. Formal regions have boundaries determined by common characteristics. Relative location is the location of a place in relation to other places. Cultural geography is another term for human geography. Less developed nations have a high infant mortality and a low life expectancy. Erosion is wearing away of the Earth’s surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water. The world’s population is unevenly distributed because natural obstacles greatly restrict where people can live. Location Questions When given a word bank, be able to label the following places on a map: Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Gulf of Mexico Mediterranean Sea United States Japan China Mexico Canada United Kingdom Afghanistan Iraq Amazon River Rocky Mountains Nile River