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2.  1.Farmers using chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides to help plants grow and to kill pests is a form of pollution. 2.______________ ______________is a theme of geography that focuses on cultural adaptations to natural resources. Human-environment interaction 3.The exact spot on Earth where a place can be found is its ___________ __________. absolute location FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

3.  4.European colonists bringing new crops and new ways of farming to the Americas, Africa, and Australia is an example of ___________. colonization 5.The number of people per unit of an area of land is ___________ ___________. population density 6.Pull factor is a ____________________________. factor that pulls, or attracts, people to new countries

4.  7.Simpson County, KY is south of Warren County, KY is an example of relative location. 8.____________ is the theme of geography that describes how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another. Movement

5.  9.A degree is the _________________________________. unit of measure used to determine an absolute location on a globe or map 10.A misrepresentation of the true shape or a change in the accuracy of a shape in a map is called ______________. distortion 11.What is the imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south at 0 degrees? Prime Meridian Map Skills Test

6.  12.Which two basic questions do geographers always ask when they study the earth? Where are things located and why are they there? 13.What do lines of latitude and longitude help geographers identify? absolute location 14.The _______ is the most accurate way to show the Earth’s continents and bodies of water. globe 15.What do geographers use to show regions on a map? a key

7.  16.Its attention to detail like roads and smaller towns are advantages of a _________________ map. flat 17.How do geographers pinpoint the location of a place from east to west? longitude lines

8.  18.An equinox is a point at which, everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal. 19.A process in which water, ice or wind remove small pieces of rock is known as ________. erosion Shaping Our Physical Environment

9.  20.What is the Plate Tectonic Theory? A theory that states that Earth’s crust is made up of huge blocks 21.The condition of the air and sky at a certain time is called ________. weather 22.Climate is ____________________________. the average weather of a place over several years

10.  23.A cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean and can do much damage is a ______________ hurricane 24.What are the 3 MAIN landforms on Earth? valleys, hills, and mountains

11.  25.The Colonial Period lasted from _____ to _____. 1607, 1776 26.The people in the New England Colonies lived in towns around the __________. harbors 27.What made Charleston, South Carolina an important city in the South? It had a thriving port with lots of ships The 13 Colonies

12.  28.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an important part of the ________ Colonies because of its talent for successful business enterprise. Middle 29.Rum and slaves are two examples of commodities. Define commodity. Anything bought or sold

13.  30.Rice and indigo were the primary items ________ out of the Southern Colonies. exported 31.What 3 crops did North and South Carolina grow? Rice, forests/trees, indigo

14.  32.What did the first Africans come to the colonies as? Indentured servants 33.Legalizing slavery caused the slaved trade business to make a lot of money Triangular Trade

15.  34.Define middle passage. The forced sea voyage from Africa to the Americas that caused physical and mental anguish for several weeks or months. 35.English ship captains made the most money by____________________________________. carrying as many slaves as possible on their ships

16.  36.The invention of the cotton gin caused ___________________________. cotton to be a valuable crop 37.Alcohol, guns, and textiles were brought to Africa from Europe to trade for enslaved Africans. 38.Define cargo. the goods that were carried on ships along the Triangular Trade

17.  39.____________________was part of the Triangular Trade where people bought, transported, and sold slaves from Africa to people in the new world in exchange for goods and services. The Slave Trade 40.What is the distance measured in degrees east or west of an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole and passes through Greenwich, England? It helped ships navigate their way through the sea. longitude