Intro to Geography Test Review - 6th

How does living near the equator affect the people there? (Positive & Negative)

Positive: Vitamin D, Fruits, Fish, Always Summer; Negative: Disease, Hurricanes

3 parts to Geography

people, place, current events

Relative Location

where a place is located in relation to another place

Why does the Earth have Seasons and Days?

Earth is titled 23.5°, Rotation = day/night; Revolution = seasons/years

Name the 7 continents. Which has the highest population and biggest landmass?

Asia (Biggest in both land and people), Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Herodotus' map?

Good: Greece and Neighbors; Not So Good: Americas & Australia - didn't know about

GDP

Gross Domestic Product; the amount of "stuff" a country makes; want a high one

Big Bang Theory

How we think the universe got here 14 billion years ago, big heat explosion; why we have anything to study in the first place

What is the importance of GDP?

It measures the stability in a country, and the jobs available.

What is the black plague? When was it? What were its effects?

It was a disease that killed 1/2 of Europe; It's the only time in human history the population went down. It was in the mid 1300's. We learned about medicine and germs.

Which country has the highest life expectancy and which country has the lowest? Why?

Japan - 84; Nigeria -54; Access to clean resources, safety & education

Name the 5 oceans and which is the biggest?

Pacific (biggest), Atlantic, Southern, Arctic, Indian

The Sun's Importance: Positive and Negative

Positive: light, heat, crops, seasons; Negative: too much, sunburn, cancer, atmosphere shrinking

Which hemisphere is the least populated?

Southwest

Silk Road

Trade route from Asia to Europe; Spread Black Plague

Earth's population/growth rate

We gain about 230,000 people everyday; we are trending up, to around predicted 11 billion people. Earth will max out.

Infant Mortality

amount of babies who will die before their first birthday, measured in deaths per 1,000 births (US: 6/1,000)

Fertility Rate

average amount of children each woman will have

absolute location

coordinates - latitude & longitude

Black Death/Plague

deadly disease in 1300s/1400s that dramatically dropped the population

Which hemisphere is most populated?

Northeast

Herodotus' map importance

first one we have record of; from Greece

Why does who makes the map important?

Their perspective

Hemispheres: how many?

"half the word", there are 4 hemispheres