2024 1st Semester Exam Review PDF

**[2024 1^st^ Semester Exam Review]** 1. The U.S. and Canada are considered as one region in the world because they have similar historical development, similar cultures and belong to a single land mass. 2. Transform boundaries occur when tectonic plates slide past each other' 3. C...

**[2024 1^st^ Semester Exam Review]** 1. The U.S. and Canada are considered as one region in the world because they have similar historical development, similar cultures and belong to a single land mass. 2. Transform boundaries occur when tectonic plates slide past each other' 3. Convergent boundaries are when one plate moves under another. 4. Divergent boundaries happen when tectonic plates move apart causing magma to rise and create new crust. 5. The factor that plays the largest role in shaping the landscape of the Arctic and sub-Arctic is glacial erosion. 6. Volcanoes are known a tectonic forces around the world. 7. In a subtropical zone you will find warm dry summers, mild winters with moderate to high rainfall. 8. A temperate climate zone has four distinct seasons, rainfall is distributed throughout the year with deciduous forests that shed their leaves in the fall. 9. Tropical zones have warm temperatures year-round, high humidity, abundant rainfall, and a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals 10. The Northern hemisphere has more land than water, contains the continents of Europe and North America, contains the Tropic of Cancer. 11. The Southern Hemisphere contains more water than land, Australia and Antarctica, and the Tropic of Capricorn. 12. The Panama Canal built in the early 1900's in Panama City, Panama led ti its classification as a major industrial center. 13. After a hurricane flooding, unsanitary drinking water and loss of natural wetlands can be expected. 14. El Nino can cause disease outbreaks and malnutrition due to climate changes. 15. Floods are responsible for destruction of property and loss of life. 16. Because of the devastating qualities of a tsunami they cause large destruction of property and loss of life. 17. Erupting volcano's lead to and inability to breathe clean air. 18. Population density is the number of people living in an area divided by the square foot of the area. 19. The leeward side of an island has a rain shadow and has dry decending air. 20. The westward side of an island has more precipitation, water vapor and vegetation. 21. Latitude and climate affect climate. 22. The lower latitudes tend to be warmer and the higher latitudes tend to be colder. 23. With French as the official language in several African countries and Portuguese as the official language of Brazil are examples of cultural influence of European colonizers. 24. Colorado is located near the Rocky Mountains. 25. The state of Washington is in the cascade mountain range. 26. Tennessee can be found in the Great Smokey Mountains. 27. Wyoming is located in the Grand Teton mountains. 28. The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. 29. Spanish language and Catholic religion are effects of Spanish colonization are still evident in Latin America today. 30. Democracy is where leaders rule with the consent of the citizens. 31. Autocracy if where one person rules with unlimited authority. 32. Theocracy is where those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired. 33. Monarchy is where a hereditary king or queen holds supreme power. 34. The movement of the goods and ideas from one culture to another is diffusion. 35. The hierarchy of state land division in Texas is State, district, County then precinct. 36. In general the world is divided into countries, territories, states and provinces. 37. Individuals control the distribution of goods and services to the economic systems of capitalism and the cottage industry. 38. Society controls socialism in the distribution of goods and services. 39. In communism the government controls all distribution of goods and services. 40. Two common characteristics of ethnic groups are language and religion. 41. Push factors are reasons people move from one place to another and can be caused by political unrest or religious persecution. 42. Pull factors are attractions of a place that cause people to move from one area to another and can be caused by the freedom to speak or worship as they choose.