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Earth/ Sun

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Weathering & Erosion

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Human Geography 1

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Jeopardy 2

Cat 1 - 100

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What are the Prime Meridian and International Dateline?

These lines divide the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres

Cat 1 - 200

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What is a directional indicator?

This indicates which way north is on a map.

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What are the North Pole, Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer?

These are the three fixed points of reference in the Northern Hemisphere.

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What are the Northern and Eastern hemispheres?

A city with the coordinates 23°N and 35°E would be located in these two hemispheres.

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What is because the earth is tilted 23.5° off it’s axis?

This explains why the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are located at 23.5° in both the

northern and southern hemispheres.

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What are the equinoxes?

The two times a year the earth experiences equal hours of daylight and night time.

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What is the number of days in a leap year?

366.

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What are the tropics?

Warm low latitude areas near the equator.

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What is summer?

In each hemisphere, the Sun's energy is stronger during this season.

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What is the earth system?

Together, the four spheres of Earth make up this.

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What is permafrost?

Soil that remains frozen year round.

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What is global warming?

The increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades.

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What is climate?

The weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time.

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What is through the orographic effect?

This is how mountains influence climate.

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What is because they heat and cool more slowly than land?

This is why oceans help moderate temperatures along coastlines.

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What is tributary?

Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.

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What is humus?

Broken down plant and animal material.

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What is acid rain?

Water vapor that contains chemicals from air pollution.

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What are the three processes that create and shape landforms?

Tectonic processes, erosion , and weathering.

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What are three layers of the soil profile?

Humus, subsoil, and weathered rock.

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Cat 5 - 100

What is polytheism?

This is the belief in many gods.

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What is fundamentalism?

A movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established

principles and teachings.

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Cat 5 - 300

What is hierarchical diffusion?

The spread of new fashions from the big city to small towns is an example of this kind of

diffusion.

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What are push factors?

War, famine, disease, bad economy, bad government.

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What is immigrants move voluntarily while refugees are forced from their homes?

This is the difference between refugees and immigrants.

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What is a culture region?

An area in which people have many shared culture traits.

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What/who are missionaries?

Individuals who help spread a religion.

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What is population density?

This is the average number of people living in an area.

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What is the demographic transition?

A model that shows how birthrates and death rates dropped in many countries as they

developed modern economies and industries.

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What is, the population grows?

This happens to a population when the death rate drops and birth rate remains high.