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
The Sun's Importance: Positive and Negative
Positive: light, heat, crops, seasons; Negative: too much, sunburn, cancer, atmosphere shrinking
3 parts to Geography
people, place, current events
Relative Location
where a place is located in relation to another place
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
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
Why does the Earth have Seasons and Days?
Earth is titled 23.5°, Rotation = day/night; Revolution = seasons/years
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
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
