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von Maluski's 7th Grade Semester Review Answer Key

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Geography Terms
#1 The scientific study of Earth and its features. What is geography?
#2 Physical and human characteristics of a location What is place?
#3 Some examples include rainy weather, rooting for the Blazers, taking sides in the Civil War Ducks vs. Beavers. What is region?
#4 Describes something's place on the Earth's surface in relation to other places (North of, Next to, Far from, etc.) What is relative location?
#5 Describes exactly where something is on Earth. What is absolute location?
Map Terms
#1 A drawing that shows the directions. Usually north is up. What is a compass [rose]?
#2 Lines that show size on a map compared to the real world What is the scale?
#3 A line that runs left to right on a map. It tells how far away a place is from the equator. What is latitude?
#4 A line that runs top-bottom on a map. It tells how far away a place is from the prime meridian in Greenwich, England. What is longitude?
#5 Half of the Earth. What is a hemisphere?
Landforms
#1 A lowland between mountains or hills. What is a valley?
#2 This must be at least 2,000 feet high. What is a mountain?
#3 A region that is very dry due to lack of rain What is a desert?
#4 The Ganges and the Willamette are both examples of these What is a river?
#5 A natural feature of the Earth's surface What is a landform?
Religious Freedom in the USA
#1 This person wrote the Bill of Rights? Who is James Madison?
#2 This Supreme Court case made it unconstitutional for schools to write, require, or lead the recitation of prayers. What is Engele v. Vitale (1962)?
#3 These groups of people came to the USA to escape persecution for their religious beliefs. Who are the Pilgrims & the Puritans?
#4 This document says that someone from any religion can be the president of the USA. What is the Constitution?
#5 I founded Rhode Island and accepted all religions Who is Roger Williams?
The Silk Road
#1 The spread of a culture's traits, such as goods, ideas, or beliefs, from one culture to another What is cultural diffusion?
#2 Silk, gold, spices, carpets, and glass are examples of these. What are items traded on the Silk Road?
#3 A network of roads and trade routes linking Europe and Asia. What is the Silk Road?
#4 This animal was used to carry items to trade on the Silk Road. What is the camel?
#5 Kashgar, Antioch, Luoyang, Ctesiphon, Samarkand What are cities located along the Silk Road?
Final Question
The 5 themes of Geography What are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction?