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Latitude & Longitude 100 200 300 400 500 Earth/ Sun 100 200 300 400 500 Weather/ Climate 100 200 300 400 500 Weathering & Erosion 100 200 300 400 500 Human.

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1 Latitude & Longitude 100 200 300 400 500 Earth/ Sun 100 200 300 400 500 Weather/ Climate 100 200 300 400 500 Weathering & Erosion 100 200 300 400 500 Human Geography 1 100 200 300 400 500 Human Geography 2 100 200 300 400 500 Jeopardy 2

2 Cat 1 - 100 Back What are the Prime Meridian and International Dateline? These lines divide the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres

3 Cat 1 - 200 Back What is a directional indicator? This indicates which way north is on a map.

4 Cat 1 - 300 Back What are the North Pole, Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer? These are the three fixed points of reference in the Northern Hemisphere.

5 Cat 1 - 400 Back What are the Northern and Eastern hemispheres? A city with the coordinates 23°N and 35°E would be located in these two hemispheres.

6 Cat 1 - 500 Back What is because the earth is tilted 23.5° off it’s axis? This explains why the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are located at 23.5° in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

7 Back Cat 2 - 100 What are the equinoxes? The two times a year the earth experiences equal hours of daylight and night time.

8 Back Cat 2 - 200 What is the number of days in a leap year? 366.

9 Back Cat 2 - 300 What are the tropics? Warm low latitude areas near the equator.

10 Back Cat 2 - 400 What is summer? In each hemisphere, the Sun's energy is stronger during this season.

11 Back Cat 2 - 500 What is the earth system? Together, the four spheres of Earth make up this.

12 Back Cat 3 - 100 What is permafrost? Soil that remains frozen year round.

13 Back Cat 3 - 200 What is global warming? The increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades.

14 Back Cat 3 - 300 What is climate? The weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time.

15 Back Cat 3 - 400 What is through the orographic effect? This is how mountains influence climate.

16 Back Cat 3 - 500 What is because they heat and cool more slowly than land? This is why oceans help moderate temperatures along coastlines.

17 Back Cat 4 - 100 What is tributary? Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.

18 Back Cat 4 - 200 What is humus? Broken down plant and animal material.

19 Back Cat 4 - 300 What is acid rain? Water vapor that contains chemicals from air pollution.

20 Back Cat 4 - 400 What are the three processes that create and shape landforms? Tectonic processes, erosion, and weathering.

21 Back Cat 4 - 500 What are three layers of the soil profile? Humus, subsoil, and weathered rock.

22 Back Cat 5 - 100 What is polytheism? This is the belief in many gods.

23 Back Cat 5 - 200 What is fundamentalism? A movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles and teachings.

24 Back Cat 5 - 300 What is hierarchical diffusion? The spread of new fashions from the big city to small towns is an example of this kind of diffusion.

25 Back Cat 5 - 400 What are push factors? War, famine, disease, bad economy, bad government.

26 Back Cat 5 - 500 What is immigrants move voluntarily while refugees are forced from their homes? This is the difference between refugees and immigrants.

27 Back Cat 6 - 100 What is a culture region? An area in which people have many shared culture traits.

28 Back Cat 6 - 200 What/who are missionaries? Individuals who help spread a religion.

29 Back Cat 6 - 300 What is population density? This is the average number of people living in an area.

30 Back Cat 6 - 400 What is the demographic transition? A model that shows how birthrates and death rates dropped in many countries as they developed modern economies and industries.

31 Back Cat 6 - 500 What is, the population grows? This happens to a population when the death rate drops and birth rate remains high.


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