World Geography SOL review

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World Geography SOL review In which direction is a line of latitude is drawn? - ✔✔West to East (Distance N or S of the equator) What do lines of longitude measure? - ✔✔Distance E or W from ... the Prime Meridian What is needed to show absolute location? - ✔✔Latitude and longitude or a street address What does "relative location" mean? - ✔✔Approximate location (region, country) The newspaper headline "Tainted Chinese Import Common" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Movement The newspaper headline "Tsunami hit the South Pacific" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Region The newspaper headline "China to Complete Three Gorges Dam" would best illustrate which theme of geography? - ✔✔Human-Environment Interaction Why do some farmers use terracing and on which continents would be likely to find this type of agriculture? - ✔✔Lack of land, most common in Asia but also seen in South America and Africa Why is the Aral Sea shrinking? - ✔✔Irrigation from the river's tribuatries What problems occurred when the Aswan High Dam was built in Egypt? - ✔✔The amount of arable land decreased, fertilizers had to be bought, and people forced to move from their homes What are polders and where would you find them? - ✔✔Land reclaimed from the sea, the Netherlands What causes desertification? - ✔✔Arid climate and grazing of animals What is the "Rust Belt"? Where is it, and why is it called that? - ✔✔Area in the US that is known for manufacturing, New York to Chicago What is the "Corn Belt"? Where is it, and why is it called that? - ✔✔Area in the US that is known for its grain production, Midwest What is the "Sun Belt"? Where is it, and why is it called that? - ✔✔Area in the US that experiences sun most of the year, South Kurdistan, the "Rust Belt" and the "Corn Belt" are all examples of what theme of geography? - ✔✔Region Which feature on a map helps determine orientation? - ✔✔Compass Which feature of a map helps determine distances from one place to another? - ✔✔Scale What types of lines can be used to show elevation? - ✔✔Contour Lines Which map projection features parallel lines of longitude, which distorts the area near the poles? Who frequently uses this type of map projection? - ✔✔Mercator, Ship navigators Which map projection is useful to airline pilots? - ✔✔Polar/Azimuthal What map projection do textbook companies commonly use? - ✔✔Robinson What is the difference between weather and climate? - ✔✔Climate = weather over a long period of time Where might typhoon occur? A hurricane? A tropical cyclone? - ✔✔Typhoon = Pacific; Hurricane = Atlantic ; Tropical Cyclone = Indian What is a monsoon and where would you find one? - ✔✔Seasonal winds (dry and wet); found in Asia (south) Indian Ocean to the Himalaya Mountains Which country experiences the most tornadoes? - ✔✔USA Are the "high latitudes" near the Equator or the poles? - ✔✔Poles Describe the temperature in a taiga region. - ✔✔Continental climate- large temperature range between summer and winter What type of physical region could be described as "arid"? - ✔✔Deserts What can cause erosion? - ✔✔Wind, water and ice What is an example of cultural diffusion in Latin America? - ✔✔Language What is the difference between commercial farming and subsistence farming? Where would you find and example of each type of agriculture? - ✔✔Commercial farming is used to make a profit (i.e. the Corn Belt in the U.S.) Subsistence farming is used to produce crops for your own family (my backyard) People who flee their homes to avoid conflict are called _____. - ✔✔refugees Workers that leave their native countries for jobs elsewhere are called? - ✔✔emigrants The economic activity that uses raw materials to manufacture products of greater value is called the __________. - ✔✔secondary level True or False: World resources change over time and differ from region to region. - ✔✔True If Italy stopped production of leather shoes to maximize profits in wine production, then Italy is practicing the concept of_____. - ✔✔Specialization The economic level of activity involving the harvest or extraction of raw materials in the _____ level. - ✔✔primary When a country relies on each others' resources and economics to survive, it's called "inter-______" - ✔✔dependence Provide three examples of economic unions. - ✔✔EU, NAFTA, OPEC, ASEAN, AU A country that has greater exports [Show More]

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