SOL 1: Map Basics
SOL 2: Environment
and Climate
and Climate
SOL 5 and 6 Populations and Migration
SOL 7-9: Economics
SOL 10 Conflict and Cooperation
100
What direction do the lines of latitude run?
What direction do the lines of longitude run?
Latitude: Up/down North/South
Longitude: Left/Right East/West
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is short term- day by day
Climate changes over long periods of time
100
The percentage of children who die before their first birthday within a particular area or country.
Infant Mortality Rate
100
Production and Manufacturing are examples of what economic activity?
Secondary Activity
100
What is the Francophone World?
The French speaking world
200
The intersection of latitude and longitude line helps us find the location of places this is called...
Absolute Location
200
What is precipitation?
Any form of water that falls from the sky i.e. snow, rain, sleet, hail, fog
200
A figure indicating how long, on average, a person may be expected to live-
Life Expectancy
200
What is the difference between a Renewable and Nonrenewable natural resource?
Renewable: soil, water, forests can be reused
Nonrenewable: oil, coal, metals cannot be reused
200
Gross domestic product divided by the number of people in the population.
GDP Per capita
300
This is use as a directional indicator that identifies map orientation.
Compass Rose (Compass)
300
How does latitude influence climate?
Higher the cooler the climate
300
Incentives for potential migrants to leave a place, such as a harsh climate, economic recession, or political turmoil.
Push Factor
300
Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
1. The Gross Domestic Product measures the wealth of economic activity within a country.
or
2. GDP is the value of all final goods and services produced in an economy during a period of time.
300
Laws establishing states' rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the Earth's waters and their resources
Laws of the Sea
400
A map projection of the earth onto a cylinder. Distorts the land area at the poles. This projection is best used for naval navigation because the lines of latitude and longitude are straight.
Mercator Map Projection
400
What is deforestation?
Cutting down tree on a large scale, faster than the forest can grow back
400
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another is called?
Cultural Diffusion
400
What does OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting) do?
Establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
400
An agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries.
NAFTA
500
This map projection attempts to portray a 3D earth on a 2D image by curving the lines of longitude.
Robinson Projection Map
500
method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated steps built into the slope.
Agricultural Terracing or Terrace Farming
500
Religious tolerance, economic opportunity and political freedom are all examples of what factor?
Pull Factor
500
What is Comparative Advantage?
The ability of countries to produce goods & services at lower relative costs than other country.
500
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
An association of 53 sovereign states. Nearly all of them are former British colonies or dependencies of those colonies.