Chex Mix
Different names for Latitude and Longitude Lines.
Latitude- parallels
Longitude- meridians
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the condition outside currently, climate is the condition in an area over a long period of time.
Pangaea is the theory that all continents were connected how long ago?
Over 200 million years!
Uses of Geography helps us to prepare for what?
the future!
What is the most spoken language on earth?
Mandarin Chinese
Mountains, grass, and canyons all are part of what sphere?
lithosphere! (solid!)
What climate zone, located in North Africa, has almost no rain and is very hot!
Arid or Semiarid
What is the rain shadow effect?
One side of a mountain getting a lot of rain and the other side not getting a lot of rain.
Capitalist countries generally have what type of economy?
Market economy
Religion, movies, food, and clothes are all different aspects of a person's what?
culture!
What are the degree numbers for the equator, prime meridian, and international date line? Be specific if they are latitude or longitude.
equator- 0 degrees latitude
prime meridian- 0 degrees longitude
international date line- 180 degrees longitude
If a country has a triangle population pyramid, is that country's population growing or shrinking? Is it generally poor or wealthy?
growing; poorer
Traditional economies and subsistence farming are found typically in what types of countries?
People having to move due to a natural disaster is what essential element?
What types of countries have command economies, where the government has all the control?
Communist! (Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba)
PPSM (people per square mile) measure what?
population density
Name a climate zone that get lots of precipitation.
Rainforest or Tropical Wet and Dry
What are the three plate tectonic movements? Describe the way they move.
divergent- plates move away from each other
convergent- plates move toward each other
transform- plates slide past each other
What element would natural disasters and earth landforms fall under?
physical systems
Give an example of a formal, functional, and perceptual region.
formal (based on facts)- states, countries, etc
functional (has a use)- highways, cell phone, etc
perceptual (feelings)- "bad part of town," "good part of town," etc
If Atlanta has to open a larger capacity baseball stadium is that a result of high or low population density?
high
What shape does a population pyramid need to be if it has a lot of working aged adults and not a lot of children? It is also a more wealthy country.
coke bottle
Give an example of a result from each of the three plate tectonic movements, divergent, convergent, and transform.
divergent- faults, ridges
convergent- mountains, volcanoes
transform- earthquakes, islands
push- bad government, bad jobs, bad climate, etc
pull- good government, good economy, good weather, family links, etc
McDonald's and Coca Cola are all over the world and are examples of what?
Globalization