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Mid-term Review
Mr. Maulsoft
48
Geography
9th Grade
01/18/2008

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Term
Tropic of Cancer
Definition
23.5 degrees north latitude
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Tropic of Capricorn
Definition
23.5 degrees south latitude
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Prime Meridian
Definition

0 degrees longitude

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International Date Line
Definition
180 degrees longitude
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rotation
Definition
360 degrees EVERYDAY
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revolution
Definition

1 year or 365 days

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leap year
Definition

1 day every 4 years

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timezone
Definition
every 15 degrees longitude
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___ percent of earth is water

Definition
70
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mount Everest
Definition

Highest elevated point in the world

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The earth is ___ miles from the sun.

Definition
93 million
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Dead Sea
Definition
lowest elevated point in the world
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Air
Definition
72% nitrogen
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__ percent of earth is freshwater. only __ percent is available
Definition
3, .5
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every 1000ft
Definition
-3
Term
doldrums
Definition
0-30 degrees latitude
Term
westerlies
Definition
30-66 degrees latitude
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easterlies
Definition
66-90 degrees latitude
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currents:Northern Hemisphere
Definition
counter-clockwise
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currents: Southern Hemisphere
Definition

clockwise

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Desert Climate
Definition

0-10" of rain per year

Term

farmers

Definition
1/2 world population
Term
benchmark of civilization
Definition
written language
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chinese rivers flow ________ to ________
Definition
west to east
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2 major climates of East Asia
Definition
Western Dry Continental and Eastern Monsoon
Term
Highest population density in East Asia
Definition

Taiwan

Term
Lowest Population Density in East Asia
Definition
Mongolia
Term

Homeostasis

Definition
Japan
Term
China becomes Communist in ____
Definition
1949
Term
Ruler of Communist China
Definition
Mao Zedong
Term
Kim Jong Il
Definition

current ruler of North Korea,

son of Kim Song Il

Term

Largest Peninsula in Middle East

Definition
arabian Peninsula
Term

Hindu Kush

Definition
tallest mountains in Middle East
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Nile River is ______ miles.

Definition

4160

Term
Saudia Arabi has ___ of world's total oil
Definition
1/4
Term
___ percent of all iron ore is found in Middle East
Definition
10
Term

Sahara Desert

Definition
largest desert in Middle East
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___ percent of Middle East is desert climate

Definition
50
Term
mesopotamia
Definition

Tigris + Euprhates Rivers

Term
population of Middle East
Definition
350 million
Term

________,______________,and ____________

are the three countries without desert climate.

Definition

Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey

Term

5 themes of Geograpy

Definition
Location, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction, Place
Term

5 features of a map

Definition
title, scale, grid system, key, direction
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4 layers of the earth
Definition
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Term
4 cultural hearths
Definition
Nile River, Mesopotamia, Huang He, Indus River
Term
4 common features of cultural hearths
Definition

 fertile soil, irrigation, riverbeds, mild climate

FIRM

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General Pattern of East Asia physical geography
Definition
mountains(middle), plains (near coast), Rivers(west to east) 
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3 factors of climate
Definition
wind patterns, storm, mountains
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