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Geography Year 1Test 1 Review7 Continents of the World

Countries of the World

You are here200 Countries in 200 Years VideoHow did the Industrial Revolution affect Europe?-Countries in Europe and elsewhere move away from the rest and become richer and healthierWhat is a colony? Give an example-A territory under the control of another state-India, North America, AustraliaWhy was America the most powerful country after World War 2?-The war was not fought there so they had an intact infrastructureWhat has happened to the world today?-Most people live in the middle-There is a huge difference between the best and the worst countriesWhat is the presenters prediction for the future?-Everyone can make it to the healthy wealthy corner

Vocabulary Nutrition (n.): the process by which organisms take in and use foodAgriculture (n.): farmingNatural Resources (n.): the natural wealth of a country including land, forests, minerals, water, etc. Sustainability (n.): not harming the environment or using too many natural resourcesOverpopulation (n.): having too many people that the natural resources cannot supportHuman Geography (n.): interaction between humans and their environmentBiodiversity (n.): a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments (eg. Rainforests have a lot of biodiversity)Cultivation (n.): preparing land and growing cropsArid Zones (n.): very dry areas (eg. Deserts)Innovation (n.): the introduction of something new and improvedEnergy Conservation (n.): preventing waste or loss of energy

5 Themes of GeographyLocation: where is it?Place: what is it like?Region: how are places similar or different?Movement: how do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?Human-environment interaction: how do people relate to the physical world?

Reading a MapWhat is the difference between absolute and relative location?-Absolute location is the exact location where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found.-Relative location describes a place in comparison to other places around it

Reading a Map2. What is the difference between the equator and the prime meridian?-The equator divides the northern from the southern hemisphere-The prime meridian divides the eastern from the western hemisphere. Sometimes this line is called the Greenwich meridian.

Vocabulary GeographyAbsolute locationRelative locationHemisphereEquatorPrime MeridianLatitudeLongitude

Be Able to Find Absolute and Relative Locations

The Geographers ToolsWhat are three basic map types?A. General reference maps -ie. Topographic maps

B. Thematic maps-ie. Climate

C. Navigational maps-ie. What sailors and pilots use

The Geographers Tools

2. How does modern technology help geographers?Satellites and GPS show exact location

3. What is a compass? How does it work?An instrument that uses magnets to show direction

4. Where can you find the subject and basic information about a map?The titleThe Geographers Tools

5. What is the function of a compass rose?To show direction

What is a legend?A list that explains symbols and colors on the map

What map feature would you use to determine the distance between two places?Scale

8. What features of a map will help you find absolute locations?Latitude and longitude

Vocabulary GlobeMapCartographerTopographic MapGPSMap Projection

Landforms and ClimateWhat is a region?-An area with similar characteristics2. What are two major factors that define climates?-Temperature and precipitation3. Where can you find tropical regions?-Near the equator4. Where can you find the tundra?-Near the north and south poles

Vocabulary PeninsulaStraitBay/GulfHarborValleyPlateauSea LevelPrairieGlacierMarshSwampCanyon

People and Ecosystemspage 2What effects do you think people have on ecosystems?-Is it positive or negative?

What can we do to save them?-Conserve more energy, live sustainably, fix ecosystems

People and Ecosystemspage 23. How much energy did the first humans use and how much do we use today? What do we use it for?-The first humans used only what they needed, whereas today we use much more than we need to get around in cars and planes, to run factories and use electricity.4. How do we get most of this energy?-From burning fossil fuels5. What problems does this cause?-waste gases that build up as pollution

People and Ecosystemspage 26. What is pollution? Give 3 examples.-pollution is any waste product that nature cant easily process and recycle. -exhaust from cars, smoke from factories, and plastic packaging are all pollution

7. What happens if you disrupt a food chain?-all of the food chain is affected and species can become endangered or extinct

People and Ecosystemspage 28. How and why do animals become extinct?-Natural disasters-People that pollute, hunt, and introduce new animals

9. What does conservation mean?-trying to reduce the damage done to the Earth and its species by pollution and other human activities.

People and Ecosystemspage 210. How can we begin to conserve the Earth?-By using less energy, making less waste, and replacing as much as possible of the resources that we use. This is called sustainable living.

11. What do conservationists do?-They work to save natural habitats and protect rare wild animals from being hunted

Vocabulary WasteUse upBuild upLeakStarveBrought aboutFlightlessDeal withGet aroundRecycleUpsetDie outWiped outEndangered

RainforestsPage 3

1. Where are the worlds rainforests?-In the tropics, near the equator

2. Why is the air moist and humid?-Because there is a lot of rain that evaporates in the heat

3. Why do trees grow quickly?-They compete to reach the light

4. How thick can the canopy grow?-7 metersRainforestsPage 3

5. How do people who live in the rainforests of the world survive?-By hunting animals and gathering plants, or by small-scale farming

6. Why is their lifestyle threatened?-Because people have moved to these areas for commercial reasons and they chop down trees to clear landRainforestsPage 3

7. How are different animals adapted to life in the rainforest? Give an example-Many animals live in the branches of trees and are good at climbing, swinging, and jumping like the Colugos.

8. What types of animals live on the forest floor?-Sturdy animals and insectsVocabulary HeatThickCompeteClimbingThreatenedGlideChop downBranchSwing

MoistLushMiningTangledSturdyFlapGatherCanopyHabitat