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Semester exam
18
Geography
9th Grade
12/12/2011

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What are the two main branches of geography?
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Human and physical
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Who created creation mandate?
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God
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Who made it easier to locate places on maps by drawing a grid?
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Hipparchus
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Basic tool for geography?
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A map
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All maps contain?
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Distortions
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Another name for a compass on a map?
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compass rose 
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Lines that separate colors on a relief map
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contour lines
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Major landforms 
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mountains, plains, plateaus
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Breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, and temperature change 
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weathering 
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What causes wind?
Definition
the movement of air caused by the heating and cooling of air masses
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the point at which water begins condensation
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dew point 
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the typical weather in a region over a long period of time
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climate
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takes from the earth materials that are needed for food, clothes and shelter including agriculture, fishing, fostery, and mining
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primary industires 
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take raw materials and change them into a useful form. such as construction, and manufacturing 
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secondary industries 
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Also known as service industries 
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tertiary industries 
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most common measurement of a country's wealth 
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GDP  Gross domestic product 
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study of the process by which people and countries make such choices 
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economics 
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the government owns everything 
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communism 
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