Regents Prep Day 1

Geography and Global Vocabulary Words

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Take 3 minutes to name at least two different countries on each continent

I) 7 Continents 1) North America2) South America3) Europe4) Africa5) Australia6) Antarctica 7) Asia

II) World Oceans1) Atlantic Ocean2) Pacific Ocean3) Indian Ocean4) Artic Ocean

III) Hemispheres 1) Eastern Hemisphere Countries east of the Prime Meridian

2) Prime Meridian imaginary line in the middle of the globe (moving up and down)

3) Equator imaginary line in the middle of the globe (moving east to west)

4) Western Hemisphere Countries west of the Prime Meridian

IV) Geographic Features 1) Peninsula A piece of land with water on 3 sides.

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Pros and Cons of a peninsula? (List some)

IV) Geographic Features 2) Island A piece of land with water surrounding it on ALL SIDES

*****ISLANDS USUALLY DONT HAVE MANY NATURAL RESOURCES BECAUSE ITS SMALL********

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Pros and Cons of islands? (List some)

IV) Geographic Features

IV) Geographic Features

IV) Geographic Features 3) Archipelago Chain of islands

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IV) Geographic Features

IV) Geographic Features 4) Mountains A piece of that is rocky and elevated

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Pros and Cons of mountains? (List them)

IV) Geographic Features 4) Mountains A piece of that is rocky and elevated

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IV) Geographic Features 4) Mountains A piece of that is rocky and elevated

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IV) Geographic Features 5) Deserts A large hot, dry sandy area of land

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Pros and Cons of deserts? (List them)

IV) Geographic Features 5) Deserts A large hot, dry sandy area of land

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IV) Geographic Features 6) Monsoons Winds in India that blow dry air and moist air

IV) Geographic Features 7) Rivers / Seas Small bodies of water that connect to the ocean

****RIVERS LEAVE FERTILE SOIL AFTER FLOODING******

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Pros and Cons of rivers? (List them)

IV) Geographic Features 7) Rivers / Seas Small bodies of water the connect to the ocean

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V) ECONOMIES Command Economy Government controls everything

Traditional Economy Think of a long time ago. Families working together. Mostly farmers

Mixed Economy Businesses controlled by half the government & half the people

VI) Global Vocabulary Primary Source A source that comes from someone who was at or living during the event. Examples?

Secondary Source A source that comes after the event. Examples?

Timeline Puts events in order in history

VII) Historian JobsA) Economist Studies the ways people make money

B) Geographers Studies maps and geography

C) Archaeologists Studies artifacts

D) Anthropologists Studies the development of humans