Topic 1: Savvas

geography

• major world religions
• how scientists learn about the world
• how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people
• study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth

cardinal directions

• process of dropping eroded material in a new place
• period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
• the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west
• condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place

intermediate directions

• a compass direction that lies between the cardinal directions, such as northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
• period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth
• the movement of water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again
• Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

latitude

• The average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
• the wind that most frequently blows across a particular region
• The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
• are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south.

longitude

• where on Earth a place is
• this modern technology has helped spread features of different cultures around the world
• process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil
• Longitude lines run north to south on the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian;

equinox

• period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth
• The average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
• basic unit of societies
• how scientists learn about the world

solstice

• An area in which people have many shared culture traits
• period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
• Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
• period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth

weathering

• where on Earth a place is
• The average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
• the process that breaks down rocks into tiny pieces
• the wind that most frequently blows across a particular region

erosion

• Longitude lines run north to south on the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian;
• process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil
• Groups of people who share common symbols, language, values, and norms
• parents and their children

deposition

• basic unit of societies
• process of dropping eroded material in a new place
• condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place
• a region made up of similar ecosystems and communities of plants and animals