Lesson 1
North, East, South, and West are the....
Cardinal Directions
This is the other name for Universal Time (UT)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT is also acceptable)
This is the difference between weather and climate
Weather is right here and now, Climate is long period of time
What are the types of natural resources?
Renewable and Nonrenewable
Urbanization
These are the four intermediate directions
This happens twice a year and is when daylight and nighttime are the exact same amount of time. These also happen in the fall and spring.
Equinox
This is where it is ALWAYS hot
The Tropics
What is industrialization?
The development of machine-powered production and manufacturing
To migrate out of a place is to...
Emigrate
This is the term for something north or south of the equator...
Latitude
This happens twice in the year where on one hemisphere, it is the longest day in the year while in the other it is the shortest. This happens in the Summer and Winter.
Solstice
What is the water cycle?
The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again
What is biodiversity?
The number of types of living things in a region
This is the position of something East or West of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
This is what both GIS and GPS stand for...
Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning System
Magma
A Tropical Cyclone
Why do some people not live in some areas?
Some places are too hot, too cold, or mountainous regions
This is the process that breaks down rocks into tiny pieces
Weathering
These are the five themes of Geography (just the words)
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
This is the process of dropping off eroded material...
Deposition
What zones have a cold winter and a warm summer?
THe Temperate Zones
What are push and pull factors? What are some examples.
These are winds that most frequently blow across a region
Prevailing Winds