Geography
the equator
What do you call one trip around the sun?
revolution
What was the river that impacted the growth of civilization in Egypt?
The Nile River
What is the largest religion?
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Ancient India
D. The Empire
B. Hinduism
What are the 3 branches of the United States government?
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
What do you call the two lines that circle the earth, forming a grid. They are used to find an exact location anywhere on earth.
latitude and longitude lines
The tropics are the regions on earth that are located close to the _______________
equator
What do you call a king in Egypt?
Pharaoh
What did the Indus River provide to Ancient India?
It provided crops and fresh water for the people
Answer both parts.
Who is the head of the executive branch for:
A. the United States and
B. for each state
A. The President of the United States
B. The Governor
Name the 7 continents on the earth.
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
What percentage of earth is made up of water?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 97%
C. 75%
What were the pyramids built for?
To honor and bury the pharaohs
What is the meaning of Nirvana?
A. state of perfect peace
B. being reborn over and over again
C. state of war and disaster
D. state of sadness
A. state of perfect peace
What do you call the system of producing, selling and buying goos and services?
A. taxes
B. economy
C. opportunity
D. scarcity
B. economy
What are two geography tools people use?
Any two:
maps
globe
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Name 4 examples of fresh water.
lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, books, glaciers, creek, wetlands, swamps
What do you call the rapids that developed from the rocky terrain along the Nile River?
A. currents
B. cataract
C. waterfalls
D. deltas
B. cataract
What is the process of reincarnation?
A. bad life and evil action for the rest of your life
B. dying and being cursed because of you action in your previous life
C. coming back to life over as another life form
D. never being able to die
C. coming back to go over as another life form
What do you call the problem of having unlimited human wants in a world o limited resources?
***This happened a lot during the COVID lockdown.
a. expansion
b. scarcity
c. profit
d. quarantine
b. scarcity
Which two hemispheres does the United States lie in?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Northern and western hemispheres
Draw the water cycle on your whiteboard.
Hint:
Be sure to have all 4 areas labeled and arrows showing the cycle
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
collection
How does the caste system work?
A. following the acts of others
B. creating your own pact
C. ruling a part of the world
D. sorting people by their birth, wealth, or occupation
D. sorting people through birth, wealth, and occupation
Which economy system is based on private ownership, free trade and competition?
A. traditional economy
B. command economy
C. market economy
C. market economy