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7th Grade Social Studies Midterm

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Mr Helpmovement, region, human environment interaction, location, place
placeeverything connected to a location
regiona subset of the earth
locationthe describition of where something is (relative or absolute)
movementgoing from place to place
human environment interactionwhen people interact with their envrionment
relative locationdescribing location by what is around a given location
absolute locationusing coordinates to locate a place on the earth
climateaverage weather over many years of a given place
hemispherehalf of the earth
geographystudy of the earth
prime meridian0 degrees longitude
latitudedistance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
longitudedistance east of west of the prime meridian measured in degrees
how do seasons change?directness of the sun's rays
advantage of a flat map?portability, scale, visibility
orbitpath a celestial body takes
rotationturn around axis
revolvefollow an orbit
temperaturemeasure of molecular speed
desert scrubsmall low plants
communismeconomic system in which government owns most everything
capitalismprivate individuals own most everything
coniferous treestrees with cones, evergreen
deciduous treeslose leaves.
demographystudy of population
civil engineeringtechnology for building structures that alters the landscape
cultural diffusionmovement of ideas and customs from place to place
push factorsattributes of a place that encourage people to leave
pull factorsattributes of a place that encourage people to move there


Leland Public School
MI

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