Topic 1
the study of all living and non living things
What is Geography
the current condition of the sky
What is weather
what is non renewable energy
Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, & traditional
What is religion?
tariff, embargo, and quota
What is a trade barrier?
How do we describe location
What is absolute and relative location
the average weather taken for a place over a period of time defines its
what is climate
materials that can be used again in a short period of time
what is renewable energy
describes the spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, and/or items, like food, music, or tools.
What is cultural diffusion?
federal & unitary
Why can't we make accurate flat maps?
The earth's rotation, revolution, and axis give us sun at different times. The earth is also divided by hemisphere.
What is the relationship between the sun, the earth, and time zones?
grassland, forest, cold climate
What is a ecosystem
careful management of available resources
What is economy?
monarchy, democracy, authoritarian
What is a type of government?
What are the 5 themes of geography?
What is location, region, place, movement, and human-environment interaction
What is the forces that shape our earth
Tropical, temperate, sub -artic, tropical/subtropical, savannas, temperate & brush, deserts, mediterranean brush, mountain grassland, tundra, and sub artic
What is a biome
market, traditional, mixed, and command
voting, being informed, jury duty, signing petitions are all forms of what
What is civic participation or civic life?
What are the three major flat map distortions
Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the seasons
The movement of people from countryside to the cities
What is urbanization
relationship between the quantity of a commodity that producers wish to sell at various prices and the quantity that consumers wish to buy.
What is supply & demand?
a sovereign state with less industrial base and lower human development index
What is a developing country