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Unit 1 Test

Question	Answer
A map grid helps you find the location of a	PLACE
The Equator divides the earth into these two hemispheres	NORTH and SOUTH
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into these two hemispheres	EAST and WEST
The constant movement of water from the earth's oceans, to the air, to the land and then back to the ocean	WATER CYCLE
The process of breaking surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil	WEATHERING
The deepest and largest of the earth's oceans	PACIFIC
The country to the north of the United States	CANADA
The country to the south of the United States	MEXICO
The ocean to the east of the United States	ATLANTIC
The ocean to the west of the United States	PACIFIC
The customs, skills and other parts of a culture that a passed from one generation to the next.	HERITAGE
A highly developed culture	CIVILIZATION
A settlement of people from another country to a new land	COLONY
A scientist who studies the past by examining artifacts	ARCHAEOLOGIST
Plants and trees that grow in a particular area	VEGETATION
The type of geography that is based on plants, animals, landforms and waterways.	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
The type of geography that is based on humans and the ways they live and interact	HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the Equator	LATITUDE
Imaginary lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian	LONGITUDE
Chemicals that farmers use to kill insects	PESTICIDES
Farmers who grow only enough food to feed themselves	SUBSITANCE FARMERS
Things that come from nature that people use to meet their needs	NATURAL RESOURCES
The movement of people from rural areas into urban areas	URBANIZATION
The careful and planned use of the earth's resources so they are not wasted	CONSERVATION
An imaginary line that the earth rotates on	AXIS
A lack of food	FAMINE
World areas that share common characteristics	REGIONS
Predictable temperature and precipitation over a long period of time	CLIMATE
Layers of soil that remain frozen all year round	PERMAFROST
The type of water found in the world's oceans	SALT
Climate effect caused by people that scientists feel will raise the earth's temperature	GREENHOUSE EFFECT
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs	CULTURE
Areas along the Equator to about 23 1/2 degrees north and 23 1/2 degrees south	TROPICS
Powerful forces produced by movements along faults inside the earth	EARTHQUAKES
The day of the year with the most hours of sunlight and fewest hours of darkness	SUMMER SOLSTICE
The very hot center of the earth	CORE
Rocks and soil deposited at the mouth of a river form a	DELTA
A river that flows into another larger river is called	TRIBUTARY
A narrow strip of land that connects to larger bodies of land	ISTHMUS
Water or wind that picks up soil and carries it from one place to another	EROSION
The day of the year with the fewest hours of sunlight and the most hours of darkness	WINTER SOLSTICE

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