1st Quarter Test
U.S. and World Studies
REVIEW GUIDE
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with words you've learned this nine weeks.
1. In order to produce goods, industry needs __________________.
- _________ must be built across rivers in order to produce hydroelectricity.
- _____________ always begin in high elevations and then flow to a lower elevation.
- The Chesapeake Bay is an_______________.
- Water has the ability to _________ almost anything over a period of time.
- The Mississippi River has many _____________ which feed into it.
- Water is the only substance on earth that is found naturally in three forms. Those three forms are ____________, ______________, and ________.
- The gaseous form of water is called ____________________.
- _____________is learned and passed down from generation to generation.
- Several countries can share common ethnic ___________.
- A community football team is an example of a __________________.
- A ____________ sets forth guidelines for individual behavior and designates sacred places and times.
- ______________ and ______________ in the modern world could be found in the rainforests, polar regions, or trout fishing.
- Change in cultures is ___________ and usually ____________.
- ______________ means growing crops and raising animals for sale.
- __________________was made possible by an increase in food production, which meant more people had more free time.
- _______________________ made large amounts of goods available to buyers at lower costs.
- The shortest distance between two points on the earth’s surface is a _______
_________ __________.
19. A land mass, smaller than a continent, which is completely surrounded by water is a/n _______________.
- Imaginary lines drawn in a north-to-south direction which measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian are called lines of __________.
- The purpose of a ________ is to help find the exact location of a place on the earth.
- The United States is located in the __________ and ____________ hemispheres.
- The __________ or _______explains what the symbols on a map represent.
- A map which shows only boundaries and capitals is a ______ map.
- A ____________ map (what kind?) would be used to indicate the average weather conditions in a particular place.
- The rotation of the earth creates _____________________.
- It is ___________ in the northern hemisphere when the sun’s most direct rays strike the Tropic of Capricorn
- During a/an __________________, both hemispheres receive an equal amount of sunlight.
- When air is warmed, it expands and rises, creating _____ pressure areas.
- The ____________ serves as the Earth’s blanket by trapping heat energy from the sun to keep the earth warm?
- The polar region and tropic area are able to maintain a balance of energy without becoming extremely cold or extremely hot because ______________ _____________________________________________________________.
- High pressure areas have air that is ________ and ________________.
- Differences in air pressure between high and low pressure areas exist because of ________________________________________________.
- Differences in air pressure on the Earth’s surface create __________ and _________________.
- Which of the Earth’s physical features affects temperature? ____________
- As air cools, _________________ usually occurs.
- ___________________, _________________ and ______________aid in human survival by having a cooling effect on the Earth.
- The water cycle, the land and sea breezes, and the orographic effect all begin with _______________________.
- Condensation can be seen in the form of _____________, _____________ and __________________.
- On the leeward side of the mountain, the air is _______________ (how humid?), _____ (much or little?) precipitation falls, and the grass is ___________ (color).
- On the windward side of the mountain, the air is _______________ (how humid?), _____ (much or little?) precipitation falls, and the grass is ___________ (color).
- All map projections are __________________.
- When you convert a 3-dimensional globe into a 2-dimensional flat map, you make it harder to figure out true _____________, __________, and ________________.
- However, when you convert a globe into a map the _____________ would not be distorted.
- If you are standing anywhere on the Equator, your earth address would be
______degrees _______itude.
46.
Identify all the continents and oceans on this map.
47. Most food in the USA is grown by _________________ farming, while in sub-Saharan Africa, most of the food is grown by _____________ farming.
51. A tariff is another word for a kind of _____________.
- A/an ____________________ is a new idea.
- ___________________ is the process of spreading new ideas around.
- ___________________ and ______________ allowed people to stop hunting and gathering and settle down in villages.
53. Industrialization led to an increase in _____________________.
54. The _____________ is an organization that tries to settle problems among and within countries.
- Apple farming and cattle ranching are examples of ______________ jobs. They are also examples of ________________ industries because they make direct use of natural resources.
- Your nuclear family would include your _________, ___________, _________ and _______________. Your extended family might include your _______________, __________________, __________ and ___________.
- Culture includes _____________, ______________, ______________,
___________, _______________, and _____________, among other things.
58. The roads, bridges, and water supply are parts of a country's ___________.
- Gross _________________ Product measures the value of all goods and services produced inside and outside the country; Gross ________________ Product measures the value of all goods and services produced within the country's borders.
- Japan, Canada, and Great Britain are all examples of develop___ countries.
- A poor country can improve its economy if it has lots of ___________ and if it
invests in ____________ and __________________.
62. In developed countries birthrates are ____________.
- What form of government would most likely be associated with developed countries? _______________________