1. What is geography? Geography is the study of Earth's physical and cultural features. 2.

Name the seven continents and four oceans The seven continents are Australia, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe. 3. What is cartography? Cartography is the art and science of mapmaking. 4. Know the difference between absolute and relative location. Absolute location defines an EXACT spot on Earth while relative location means to locate a place relative to other landmarks. 5.What do geographers study? 6.What is culture? Culture is a learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guides a person's behavior 7.What is population density? Population density is how many people live closely together. 8.What is globalization? Globalization is used to describe how time and distance in the world seem to be shrinking. 9. Describe the theory of plate tectonics and the terms associates with it. The theory of plate tectonics describes how earth topography is formed and how it changes. According to this theory states that Earth's surface is divided into large plates or pieces. As the plates collide one may move underneath another this is the process of subduction. In subduction zones earthquakes and volcanoes are very common. When the plates move away from each other hot lava can emerge from the Earth forming a mountain range. When the plates slide past each other earthquakes occur. 10. Describe the difference between global, regional, and local. Local: When you study your community ar a close-up level ex. knowing where homes and store are located Regional: Organzing the world into a convenient parts to study ex. Africa, and Europe Global: Working to understand global issues and the connection between events. == 11. What are the major physical features of the United States? Major physical features of the United States are: the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.

12. What is contiguous? Units, such as states that border or connect to each other. 13. Describes Canada's government. Canada's central government is led by a prime minster. Its 10 provincial governments are each led by a primer. 14. What is Communism list the countries that are involved today. Communism is a form of government when one person rules a country with complete authority. Countries involved in communism are Japan, Cuba, Korea, and Vietnam. 15. List the capitals of ..... 16. List the major physical features of South America. 17. Describe the collapse of Soviet Union and its effects. The collaspe of the Soviet Union 18. What happened during the Persian Gulf War? 19. List the capitals of the Middle East. 20. What are the United Nations and NATO and who are their members? 21. Who were the people of Ireland descended from? 22. Describes worlds climate (pg 36). 23. List the native animals of Australia. 24. Where does most of India's population live? 25. Describe the governments of North and South Korea. 26. What happened during the Korean War? 27. Describe the Great Barrier Reef. 28. Where is New Zealand located? 29. Describe the physical features of Japan, North Korea and South Korea. 30. What are tsunamis? 31. Describe the creation of Israel. 32. What is the convtery about Jerusalem? 33. Describe the climates of southern Europe. 34. Describe the ecnocmic resources of Greece. 35. Which city has the headquaters for many international orgazations?