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Chapter 3 and 4 Test
Mcdougall Littel Test
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Geography
11th Grade
06/27/2013

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Solstice
Definition
The two times each year that the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon
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Climate
Definition
The weather conditions that occur there over a long period of time.
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Precipitation
Definition
Convectional, orographic, and frontal are the three classifications of seasonal climate
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Hurricane
Definition
A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more
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Typhoon
Definition
An Asian hurricane
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Convection
Definition
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward motion of air
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El Nino
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A periodic climatic change that causes the waters off the west coast of South America to warm
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Greenhouse Effect
Definition
The warming trend that occurs when gases in the atmosphere trap solar energy
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Latitude
Definition
A measurement system of the earth that can be divided into three zones: low or tropical, middle or temperate, and high or polar
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Ocean Current
Definition
A large circular system of flowing water that moderates a region’s climate
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Temperature and Precipitation
Definition
The two most significant factors in defining different climates.
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Tropical Wet and Dry
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The climate zone in which regions have a rainy season in summer and a dry season in the winter.
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The Average Amount of yearly rainfall
Definition
What categorizes a region into being a desert climate zone.
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Tundra
Definition
Flat, treeless lands that form a ring around the Arctic Ocean.
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Permafrost
Definition
When the subsoil of region is constantly frozen, the region has this.
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Ecosystem
Definition
An interdependent community of plants and animals
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Vegetation in a chaparral would have this
Definition
Drought resistant trees and shrubs
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Culture
Definition
The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people.
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Diffusion
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The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another.
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Acculturation
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The process that members of one society decide to adopt a custom that they observe in another society
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Polytheistic Religion
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A religion with many gods
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A Dialect
Definition
A version of a language that includes that includes changes related to class, region, or other cultural changes
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Fertility Rate
Definition
The average number of children a woman would have if she had children at the current rate for her country
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Rate of natural increase
Definition
The rate at which a population is growing
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How to find the rate of natural increase
Definition
demographers subtract the mortality rate from the birth rate
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Population Density
Definition
The average number of people who live within the boundaries of a specific amount of land, such as square mile.
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Carrying Capacity
Definition
The number of organisms a piece of land can support
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Monarchy
Definition
a king, queen, or ruling family holds political power
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Democracy
Definition
citizens, or their elected representatives that hold political power
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Nation
Definition
A group of people with a common culture living in a specific location
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State
Definition
An independent unit occupying a specific area and controlling its internal and external affairs
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Communism
Definition
The government holds all or nearly all of the political power and means of production
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Basic land use patterns
Definition
All cities include residential, industrial, and commercial
The commercial core of a city Central Business District
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A metropolitan area
Definition
A city, along with its suburbs and exurbs, forms a
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Urbanization
Definition
A dramatic rise in the number of cities and the resultant lifestyle changes
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Market Economy
Definition
A capitalistic system, in which the production of goods and services is determined by demand from consumers
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Gross Domestic Product
Definition
The total value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a nation over a specified amount of time.
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Infrastructure
Definition
The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, such as transportation, energy, and water
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Gross National Product
Definition
The total value of all goods and services produced by a nation’s businesses and industries over a specified amount of time
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Command Economy
Definition
A planned economic system, in which the government usually owns the means for producing goods and services, and determines rate and type of production
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