Spatial Geography Exam Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The inner core of the earth is made of _____ and _____. | iron and nickel |
| The North Pole is ______. | 90 degrees north |
| The Tropic of Cancer is _____. | 23 1/2 north |
| The Equator is _____. | 0 degrees |
| The Tropic of Capricorn is _____. | 23 1/2 degrees south |
| The South Pole is _____. | 90 degrees south |
| The earth rotates on its axis _____ miles per hour. | 1,000 |
| The earth revolves around the sun _____ miles per hour. | 66,000 |
| It takes _____ hours for the earth to make one rotation. | 24 |
| It takes _____ days for the earth to revolve around the sun. | 365 |
| _____ is another word for longitude. | meridian |
| Degrees are subdivided into _____. | minutes |
| Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western hemispheres by the prime meridian and the _____. | 180 degree meridian |
| Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the _____. | equator |
| The moon orbits earth every _____. | 29 1/2 days |
| When does the fall equinox occur in the Northern hemisphere? | september 21 |
| Earth's atmosphere is composed of about 78 percent of what gas? | nitrogen |
| What causes the tides on earth? | the gravitational pull of the sun, earth, and moon |
| How many days are in a leap year? | 366 |
| On which day does the sun never set on the Arctic Circle? | june 21 |
| On a _____, there are equal periods of daylight and darkness. | equinox |
| What happens when a hurricane moves inland? | it weakens |
| The deep valley marking a plate collision is called a _____. | trench |
| What are folds? | places where rocks have been compressed into bends |
| The belief in many gods is called _____. | polytheism |
| The language with the most speakers is _____. | mandarin chinese |
| The increase of connections between cultures around the world is called _____. | globalization |
| Islamic houses of worship are called _____. | mosques |
| The _____ is the number of people in a country who can read and write. | literacy rate |
| Name the continent that is also a country. | australia |
| Name the frozen continent. | antarctica |
| Longitude is measured from _____. | 0 to 180 degrees |
| The Prime Meridian runs through _____. | Greenwich, England |
| The 180 degree meridian is also called _____. | international dateline |
| What geographic barrier kept the colonies along the eastern coast? | the appalachian mountains |
| The capital of the United States is _____. | washington d.c. |
| Where are the barrier islands located? | on the atlantic coast |
| Where are redwoods found? | northern california |
| Major deposits of gold and silver are located in which of the following states? | nevada |
| The first Europeans to settle in North America were from _____. | spain |
| Which of the following types of music did not originate in the U.S.? | classical |
| What is the current trend in population movement in the U.S.? | from the northeast to the south and west |
| The dairy belt is composed of which three states? | wisconsin, minnesota, michigan |
| What southern state has become headquarters for several large banks? | north carolina |
| What is Silicon Valley known for? | computer technology |
| In what region is smog a particularly serious problem? | southern california |
| What region of the U.S. is particularly at risk from hurricanes? | florida |
| The _____ River is the longest river in the U.S. | mississippi |
| The two major mountain ranges in the U.S are the _____ and the _____. | rockies and appalachians |
| Which of the following was not a major goal of the french in canada? | to stop british from settling |
| What are the grand banks? | a commercial fishing ground |
| Where is the majority of the Inuit population located? | nunavut |
| When did nunavut officially become a territory? | 1999 |
| The _____ is the waterway system coming from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. | St. Lawrence River |
| Most of Canada was settled because of this industry. | fur trading |
| The capital of Canada is _____. | ottawa |
| The U.S. entered a war against Mexico after _____. | the alamo |
| The _____ Indians first inhabited Mexico. | aztec |
| The most ancient Indians located in southern Mexico and Central America were the _____. | incas |
| _____ was a great liberator in South America. | simon bolivar |
| The long mountain chain in South America is called the _____. | andes |
| _____ is the island south of florida. | cuba |
| Hispanola is made up of two countries. | haiti and the dominican republic |
| Why did the indigenous population of Central America decline with the arrival of Europeans? | european diseases killed a large portion of the population |
| The U.S. took what two islands from Spain in 1898? | puerto rico and cuba |
| Where did voodoo originate? | haiti |
| Which country has the largest Portuguese-speaking population? | brazil |
| What three countries are on the Iberian Peninsula? | portugal, spain, andorra |
| Greece is located on the _____ peninsula. | balkan |
| French explorers. | northern latitudes |
| English explorers. | middle latitudes |
| Spanish explorers. | southern latitudes |
| Which of the following countries is not a major fishing country? | hungary |
| Which country has sizable deposits of uranium? | france |
| Which country is not part of Great Britain? | ireland |
| France is the world's leading producer of which commodity? | wine |
| The region known as lapland stretches across which three Scandinavian countries? | norway, sweden, finland |
| When were East and West Germany reunited? | 1991 |
| The Germans placed which group of people into ghettos in Poland during WWII? | jews |
| Africa lies just 8 km away from Spain across the _____. | strait of gibraltar |
| Portugal still retains control of which islands in the Atlantic Ocean? | madeira and azores |
| The Baltic States include _____. | estonia, lativa, lithuania. |
| The capital of Russia is _____. | moscow |
| Kazakstan is the home of _____. | space city |
| Former Russian political prisoners were sent to _____. | siberia |
| A CIS country and U.S. State have the same name, it is _____. | georgia |
| The word "Stan" used in some countries name means _____. | land |
| Which Czar built a city that was to become "a window to the west"? | peter the great |
| The last Czar, Nicholas II, had a daughter that supposedly survived. Her name was _____. | anastasia |
| The new republics, of the former Soviet Union, are referred to as CIS. CIS means _____. | commonwealth |
| The former USSR was _____ form of government. | communist |
| Diamond mines are located in this African country. | south africa |
| _____ became South Africa's first black president. | nelson mandela |
| _____ is the predominant language in South Africa. | english |
| Oil is a big export in this African country. | angola |
| _____ is the number one language spoken in Angola. | portuguese |
| _____ was started by former freed American Slaves. | liberia |
| U.S. marines lost their lives when their Black Hawk helicopter went down in _____. | somalia |
| The pyramids are located in _____. | egypt |
| From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli. Country _____. | libya |
| The religion of the people of Israel is _____. | jewish |
| The lowest point in the world is the _____. | dead sea |
| The Sea south of Turkey is the _____. | mediterranean sea |
| The religion of Indonesia is _____. | islam |
| In 1975, Cambodia was taken over by the _____. | khmr rouge |
| The world's largest Islamic population can be found in _____. | indonesia |
| The newest country in the world was established in _____. | 2002 |
| Buddhism and Hinduism are eastern _____. | religions |
| What is jute? | a plant fiber used to make burlap and rope |
| Very high waves that wash ashore called _____. | storm surges |
| Earthquakes near Japan often cause ______. | tsunamis |
| What is the dominant religion practiced in Japan? | a mixture of shintoism and confucianism |
| Which country is home to the khmer? | cambodia |
| What country invaded Cambodia in 1979, ending rule by the Khmer Rouge? | vietnam |
| Which country has been called the Tiger of the Pacific? | malaysia |
| The newest country in the world is _____. | east timor |
| Melanesia. | black islands |
| Micronesia. | small islands |
| Polynesia. | many islands |
| Cannibels were found on the island of _____. | new zealand |
| The kind of bear found in Australia is the _____. | koala bear |
| There are _____ states in Australia. | 7 |
| New Zealand is comprised of _____ islands. | 2 |
| Which country has more than 700 different languages? | papua new quinea |
| In Antarctica has up to _____ percent of the world's water. | 70 |
| _____ of the world's sovereign states claim territory in Antarctica. | 7 |
| Antarctica is to be used for _____. | peaceful scientific purpose |
| A description of the earth. | geography |
| One half. | hemisphere |
| A way of life. | culture |
| Interdependent | relying on others |
| Pattern that helps you find places. | grid system |
| U.N. | all 183 nations of the world |
| The commonwealth | british trade association |
| CIS | association of former soviet countries |
| EU | euro dollar |
| OPEC | controls oil prices |
| Archipelago | a collection of islands |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land |
| Peninsula | a body of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| Island | a body of water surrounded by water |
| Lake | a body of water surrounded by land |
| Florida mean _____. | land of flowers |
| The capital of Florida is _____. | Tallahassee |
| South Fork High School is named for the south fork of the _____. | st.lucie river |
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