March 2016

Geography, Culture, Europe, Russia, Southwest Asia, Africa

Geography What is geography? The study of the earth’s features and its people.

Geography What are the similarities and differences between globes and maps? Globes are spheres maps are flat.

Geography Why are there different map projections? No map projection can show the earth accurately.

Geography What type of map would you use to find state boundaries? Political map

Geography What type of map would you use to find elevation, land forms and water forms? Physical map

Geography What type of map would you use to find population density? Population map

Geography What type of map would you use to find economic activity? Thematic map

Geography A piece of the Earth’s crust that moves and creates landforms. Tectonic plate

Geography A substance that forms plate movement along fault lines. Magma

Geography A land feature that is formed when surface plates crush together. Volcano

Geography A giant wave that can be caused by volcanic eruptions. Tsunami

Geography When rocks along a crack in the Earth’s surface move. Fault

Geography Something that results in the movement along fault lines. Earthquake

Geography A long narrow ban of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. Ring of fire

Geography A flat treeless plane with permanently frozen ground. Tundra

Geography A large area of coniferous forest stretching through Russia. Taiga

Geography Which continent is known as the peninsula of peninsulas? Europe

Geography Which continent is the largest? Asia

Geography Which continent is the second largest? Africa

Government Hereditary ruler that serves as a symbol for the nation. Constitutional monarchy

Government One person holds complete power over government. Dictatorship

Government Citizens vote and participate in government first hand. Direct democracy

Government Citizens elect government officials to represent them. Representative democracy

Government Leaders of one political party who have power over government, economy, and society. Totalitarianism

Government Heredity ruler who holds power over government, economy, and society. Absolute monarchy

Government A small group of people who control the government. Oligarchy

Government When people move for a positive reason? Pull factor

Government When people move for a negative reason? Push factor

Culture List the three monotheistic religions we have studied. Judaism Christianity Islam

Culture Beliefs and behavior shared by a group of people. Culture

Culture is…the “blueprint for living”.

Culture To leave the country of your birth to live in another country. Emigrate

Culture To enter another country to live. Immigrate.

Culture People who flee a country because of violence, war, or persecution. Refugee

Europe What two mountains separate Western and Southern Europe? Alps and Pyrenees

Europe Political and economic system of the Middle Ages. feudalism

Europe What makes the Middle Ages a transition between ancient and modern times? Religious theories weakened as people became more educated.

Europe What is another name for World War I. The Great War

Europe Which country was forced to accept blame for World War I? Germany

Europe The German government supporting the murder of 6 million Jews. Holocaust

Europe German leader during the Holocaust. Adolf Hitler

Europe Was the Holocaust during World War I or II? World War II

Europe What was the turning point in Western European history? Industrial Revolution

Europe What made the Industrial Revolution possible? Coal

Europe The conflict between the United States and Russia after World War II. Cold War

Europe A group whose goal is to strengthen trade among countries in Europe. European Union

Europe What did the European Union improve upon to promote trade? Transportation

Europe Which ancient European country does the United States base its democracy? Greece