Physical Geography
What is the name of the 'super continent' which existed over 250,000,000 years ago.
Pangaea
What is the word that means " a way of life"?
Culture
What characteristic of culture describes sports teams wearing team hats, t-shirts, jerseys, shorts that represent their favorite team
Dress
True or False. Trees grow based on their climate, which provides them heat, sun and water.
True
What is the movement of weathered materials called?
EROSION
What do we call when you make a finished product from raw materials or other finished products called?
Manufacturing
What characteristic of culture describes landmarks like The White House, Empire State Building, The Needle in Seattle, WA?
Architecture
Weather is a daily change in temperature and _____________________
Precipitation
What is the break down of rock or Earth materials called? There are two types.
Weathering
What are a culture’s tools, products etc made from? These materials are found in nature. (2 words)
Natural Resources
What characteristic of culture describes the U.S. as a democracy. We govern by the people.
Government
What are 2 things that affect climate?
Latitude-sunlight/heat, Ocean currents, Elevation-landforms
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean with the most active tectonic plate movement, earthquakes and volcanoes called?
Ring of Fire
Because the landscape has fresh water, access to food, fertile soiland a variety of natural resources, most cultures developed here. (2 words)
River Valleys
What characteristic of culture describes Americans celebrating holidays like Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day and the Fourth of July?
Customs and Traditions
What are 2 examples of Extreme Weather?
Cyclones, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Lightning, Blizzards
What is the modern theory the earth's outer shell is made up of a number of individual moving plates that are in constant motion called? (3 words)
Plate Tectonic Theory
What is a person’s rank or status within a culture or society called? (2 words)
Class system
Which World Climate would you rather live in, a Marine West Coast Climate or a Semi-Arid Climate? Explain why?
Marine West Coast Climate because it is hot in the summer with warm temperatures. Rainy winters and dry summmers. It would be lovely to live in Southern California.