Planet Earth
Climate Control
Climographing
Gotta Move
Random Q's
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This is the motion of the earth that takes 24 hours
What is rotation
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Weather vs Climate
Weather is short term
Climate is long term
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This is typically at the top of a climograph
What is the location
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The term for when you are cut off from contact with the outside world
Isolation
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What is the most popular pizza topping in America?
What is Pepperoni
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This is the motion of the Earth around the sun
What is a revolution
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The natural process of Earth’s atmosphere trapping some of the Sun’s heat
What is the Greenhouse Effect
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What does the line stand for in a climograph?
What is Temperature
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Why do people choose to live near volcanos?
It creates the most fertile soil on Earth
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What is the most popular emoji on social media
Face with Tears of Joy
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How long does Earth's orbit take around the sun? What does this give us?
What is 365 days 6 hours, and leap years
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This describes the gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature
What is Global Warming
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What do the bars stand for in a climograph?
What is precipitation
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Where were early civilizations typically located?
Near bodies of water
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How many bones does a shark have?
What is zero
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Name all continents and oceans on Earth
Continents: North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
Oceans: Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Southern
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This is fog combined with air pollutants caused by high concentrations of vehicle and industry emissions
What is smog
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What is the month with the lowest average temperature and precipitation?
What is January
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Explain how physical geography (like a mountain range) can produce diversity
Certain physical geographic features can produce ethnic diversity by isolating each group from one another, even if they are in close proximity
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
What is three
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What is the exact degree tilt of the Earth on the axis?
23.5 degrees
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This absorbs much of the sun’s UV radiation
What is the Ozone Layer
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This produces rain and wetness on the windward side, the mountain acts as a physical barrier
What is the orographic effect
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Explain the relationship between physical geography and migration
If the land is easily traversable, then people are more likely to migrate. If the land is not friendly to human migration, then typically people will find another way or will stay where they are.
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Where were french fries invented?
What is Belgium