World Geography Unit 1 Review

Closer to the equator is hotter; farther is cooler

Closer to the poles is hotter; equator is cooler

Latitude only affects rainfall, not temperature

Temperatures are equal at all latitudes year-round

They stay the same at all heights

They only change during winter months

They become cooler with greater height

They become warmer with greater height

Plates collide

Plates slide past

Plates spread apart

Cold currents cause warmer, wetter air

Warm currents bring warm, wet conditions

Cold currents have no effect on coasts

Warm currents always create deserts

Andes Mountains formed where plates spread apart

Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed at a transform boundary

Himalaya Mountains formed at a convergent boundary

San Andreas Fault formed at a divergent boundary

1 → 3 → 2 → 4

3 → 1 → 4 → 2

4 → 3 → 1 → 2

2 → 4 → 3 → 1

Cooler than nearby lowlands due to elevation

Same temperature as sea level because of latitude

Dry year-round because latitude controls rain

Tropics hot year-round, poles are cold

Trade winds move heat and moisture

Gulf Stream helps warm Western Europe

Central Asia more extreme than coastal U.S.

Location, using latitude and longitude

Movement, explaining trade and travel

Region, grouping borders and ideas

Place, describing landforms and culture