Social Studies Chapter 1 E.O.W.

The imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth (the Earth rotates on this):

• axis

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

The name given to a year that contains one extra day (occurs every 4 years)

• Leap Year

• Leap Frog

• Leap Pad

• The Leapster

Warm, low-latitude areas near the Equator(their measure in degrees are small):

• High Latitudes

• Mid Latitudes

• The Tropics (or Low Latitudes)

• The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field

Landforms, plants, animals, and weather patterns are all examples of these:

• biomes

• climate zones

• physical features

• lithospheres

The exact spot of a place on Earth is known to geographers as:

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Echo Location

• Prime Location

This theme of geography explains why people, goods, and ideas spread from place to place:

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Regions

24 hours refers to the amount of time the Earth takes to:

• Revolve around the Sun

• Rotate on its axis

• go through a climate change

• experience an Ice Age

Mercury is an example of a relatively:

• large planet

• small, solid planet

• gassy planet

• minor planet

People who study the Earth and its people are called:

• archaeologists

• anthropologists

• paleontologists

• geographers

The theme of geography that describes areas of the Earth that have characteristics in common:

• regions

• place

• human environment interaction

• location