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Topic 1 Earth-Sun Points This hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during the winter months(December- February) in Texas Southern

Topic 1 Earth-Sun Points The time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun. One Year

Topic 1 Earth-Sun Points This is the average temperature and rainfall over a period of time. Climate

Topic 1 Earth-Sun Points The time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis. One Day

Topic 1 Earth-Sun Points These zones receive little or no rainfall Dry Climate

Topic 2 Geography Basics- 100 Points Language, Clothing, Food, and religious beliefs are considered examples of this. Culture

Topic 2 Geography Basics- 200 Points This term is used for the study of location of places and the people who live there. Geography

Topic 2 Geography Basics- 300 Points The dam below is an example of what theme of geography? Human-Environment Interaction

Topic 2 Geography Basics- 400 Points A group of places with common traits make up this. A region

Topic 2 Geography Basics- 500 Points Used by Geographers, this technological system assists people to navigate from one place to another. Global Positioning System (GPS)

Topic 3 Economics- 100 Points This term shows the total value of goods and services that a country produces. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

Topic 3 Economics- 200 Points Gathering raw materials occurs in this sector. Primary

Topic 3 Economics- 300 Points This category is used to determine a country’s Human Development Index GDP Per Capita

Topic 3 Economics- 400 Points In this economy, the government owns some of the businesses Socialist

Topic 3 Economics- 500 Points Taking raw materials and making them into a product is an example of this economic activity. Secondary

Topic 4 Government- 100 Points In this government, one person controls all aspects of life while the citizens have few or no rights. Dictatorship

Topic 4 Government- 200 Points In this government, a king or queen inherits the right to rule. Monarchy

Topic 4 Government- 300 Points In this government, the citizens elect representatives. Democracy

Topic 4 Government- 400 Points In this government a small group of people rule society. The citizens have few or no rights. Oligarchy

Topic 4 Government- 500 Points The United States is an example of this type of government. Representative Democracy

Topic 5 Mapping Skills-100 Points This line is the center line of latitude on Earth. Equator

Topic 5 Mapping Skills- 200 Points This type of map shows human created features on Earth’s surface. Political

Topic 5 Mapping Skills -300 Points This type of map shows mountain ranges, bodies of water and deserts. Physical Map

Topic 5 Mapping Skills -400 Points This line sits approximately 23 degrees north of the equator The Tropic of Cancer

Topic 5 Mapping Skills Points These lines run East to West and measure distance from the equator Latitude

Topic 6 Physical Features Points Resting on these, they are the reason the continents move. Tectonic Plates

Topic 6 Physical Features Points These are created when tectonic plates collide Mountain Ranges

Topic 6 Physical Features Points Shown below, they are created by this type of plate movement. Subduction

Topic 6 Physical Features- 400 Points This type of process expands the ocean floor Divergence

Topic 6 Physical Features- 500 Points Earthquakes are the result of this plate movement Transform