Lesson 1-2
Give 3 examples of what a physical map might show.
A physical map shows the physical, or natural, features of a place. They often show elevation above sea level, and often use different colors to indicate different elevations.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather happens at a specific time, climate is the weather over a prolonged period of time.
What is culture?
The beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors of a particular nation or group.
Economic development ____________ productivity and ____________ the standard of ___________.
Increases, raises
What are old pieces of history that historians study called?
Artifacts
Label each layer
1. Mantle
2. Core
3. Crust
How do infant mortality rates change?
Medical care, food, and water.
What happens to an items price, when the demand for the items decreases.
The price will decrease, and the supply will decrease.
Define tariff and embargoes.
Tariff- A tax on trade.
Embargo- Ban on trade
What are your 3 responsibilities as a citizen?
To vote, follow laws, and to serve on the jury.
What are tectonic plates? How do they affect our lives? (Specifically earthquakes)
Tectonic plates are huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle. Earthquakes occur at seams in the crust called, faults, these can range from small ones nobody can feel, and others can be giant and cause great harm.
Describe the type of climate zone, tundra.
A very cold, and treeless climate, found in the northernmost part of the globe, the ground there is completely frozen.
What is, an area where one culture trait is dominant?
Culture region.
If a countries productivity is low, what does that mean?
The country is under developed.
Why do historians consider opinions AND facts?
The opinions may provide clues to he source's feelings and possible bias.
What creates a global grid? What does a global grid allow you to do?
Latitude and longitude form a global grid. You can describe the location of any point on Earth's surface using degrees of latitude and longitude.
What are the 3 stages of the water cycle?
Precipitation, condensation, evaporation.
What is the job of the government in a mixed economy?
To provide services, and to collect taxes.
What is a unitary government?
Give one example.
The central government makes ALL decisions.
Ex. South Korea, Italy, Spain
What is a primary source, and a secondary source?
One example of each.
Primary- Information that comes from someone who was actually there. (ex. diary, letter, photo)
Secondary- Information that does not come from someone who was there. (ex. textbook, movie)
What are the 5 Themes of Geography? Give one example of each.
Location, the latitude and longitude points of the Eiffel Tower.
Place, a region's climate, the language spoken in the area, and the architecture.
Human- Environment Interaction, Building dams to control the flow of water, or deforestation to build buildings.
Movement, the migration of people from one place to another, or the flow of goods across borders.
Region, a tropical location known as the "Sun Belt", or a country's "Rust Belt" which is showing their industrial region.
A renewable resource can be replaced fairly quickly, a nonrenewable resource is something that cannot be replaced, or will take millions of years to replace.
Renewable- Trees
Nonrenewable- Fossil fuels
What happened?
A new student moved from Uganda, she listens to very different music than her classmates. She has began to share her culture with the class.
Cultural diffusion
What is a trade barrier?
A government policy or restriction that limits international trade.
The Diary of Anne Frank would be considered what kind of source?
Primary source