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NINE WEEKS Study Guide on your Desk!

This study guide covers topics such as the Prime Meridian, map projections, climate regions, cultural characteristics, and major world religions. It also includes information on important geographic features and economic activities. Use this guide to review and prepare for your upcoming exam.

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NINE WEEKS Study Guide on your Desk!

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  1. NINE WEEKS Study Guide on your Desk!

  2. 2nd NINE WEEKS REVIEW

  3. Prime Meridian Imaginary line that cuts the world into eastern and western hemispheres. Imaginary lines that measure the distance a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian are called: LINES OF LONGITUDE

  4. What is this projection most used for? What is this type of map projection called? ROBINSON Data representation, most common in textbooks

  5. What type of features that humans have created are typically shown on a map? Look at this map of the US. Political Boundaries

  6. What type of map? I’m a POLITICALMAP! I’m a PHYSICALMAP! Shows physical features. Shows features humans have created.

  7. NORTH POLE Brrrrrr Hot, Hot, Hot! EQUATOR SOUTH POLE Brrrrrrr

  8. 90 high latitudes mostly cold temperatures 0 90

  9. What factor most strongly influences a region’s climate? Latitude!

  10. What causes the cultural characteristics of a region to change over time? • humans change and move • human innovation • cultural diffusion

  11. DEFORESTATION Ways humans influence their environment! ACID RAIN WATER POLLUTION

  12. Cultural Regions LATIN AMERICA RELIGION MIDDLE EAST MAJOR PRODUCTS ETHNIC GROUPS

  13. Physical Regions CLIMATE VEGETATION LANDFORMS

  14. QUEBEC, CANADA • FRENCH SPEAKING • FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE • MAJORITY OF FRENCH-SPEAKING CANADIANS LIVE HERE

  15. 3. 3 4. 4 2. 2 1. 1 1. CARIBBEAN REGION 2. NILE DELTA • SIBERIAN REGION 4. GREAT PLAINS

  16. What kind of homes were common during Medieval times? CASTLES

  17. PACIFIC ISLAND GETAWAY FALE WITH A THATCHED ROOF

  18. MOST UNIFIED Canada India Yugoslavia United States

  19. Christ Redeemer St. Patrick’s Cathedral Rio de Janeiro, Brazil New York, NY Christianity links people in North & South America

  20. The coniferous forest found in the Subarctic Climate Region. TAIGA

  21. A region where temperatures are always cool or cold and only certain specialized plants can grow Which climate region? TUNDRA

  22. Caste System A social structure which divides people on the basis on inherited social status. Hindus of India

  23. KAABA MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA ISLAM (MUSLIMS)

  24. How would you describe the climate of the Caribbean? TROPICAL!

  25. Communism linked the former Soviet Union and the Eastern European nations between WWII and 1980

  26. What is the name of the coastal desert found in Latin America? ATACAMA!

  27. Name the two Grasslands found in Latin America: Llanos LLANOS & PAMPAS! Pampas

  28. OCEAN CURRENTS

  29. TRUE /FALSE • They cause all coastal regions to have cool temperatures. • 2. They cause all coastal regions to have warm temperatures • They have very little effect on the climate of a region. • They cause all coastal regions to have heavy rainfall. • 5. They redistribute heat from one area of the ocean to another.

  30. What type of government is shared by both the United States & Canada? DEMOCRATIC!

  31. Match the latitude zone to the climate region: Tropical Subarctic Humid Continental Marine West Coast High Low Mid

  32. What weather phenomena is shown above? HURRICANE

  33. List the 5 major world religions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Circle the religion practiced by the majority of India’s population Christianity Islam Buddhism Judaism Hinduism

  34. Name the Canadian city that is one of the largest cities in the western hemisphere and a center of culture and trade in Canada: TORONTO

  35. Circle the Tertiary Economic Activity: Canning Ranching Fishing Banking

  36. Which of the world’s major river system is shown on the map? Nile River

  37. Ring of Fire • Draw in red the Ring of Fire on the map above. • Label the Pacific Ocean. • List at least 5 countries that are along the Ring • of Fire:

  38. This symbol identifies which feature of a map? Orientation Contour Distance Projection

  39. The ancient technique above Is known as _____________. What type of landform do you see in the image? __________ TERRACING Mountains

  40. Which continent would you find these structures? EUROPE

  41. Why must nations trade? NO NATION HAS ALL THE NECESSARY RESOURCES! THINK ABOUT RESOURCES!

  42. What is the advantage of building a city a confluence site? TRANSPORTATION

  43. Which resource allows a nation to develop a high GDP per capita? State-owned farms Humanitarian aid Skilled workforce Governmental restrictions

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