Name: ____________________

Date: _________________

Social Studies Test 2 Information

Read/Study:
o World Geography and Cultures, pages 14-41 (skip: bottom 3 paragraphs on p. 18, p. 19, p. 21,
bottom of p. 36)
o Your notes

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How to use graphs (p. 33, 35, 39)

The layers of the Earth, and what goes on inside the Earth (p. 16)
What the atmosphere is made of (p. 17)
Why geographers use map projections (just the top two paragraphs on p. 18)
The 5 climate regions (p. 22-23)
The 6 major languages spoken (p. 35)

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The differences between the various landforms, and what causes them (p. 16-17)
The rotation and revolution of the Earth, and what causes different seasons (p. 20)
Why climate is different from place to place (p. 22-23)
The different kinds of Earths resources, and their effects on the environment (p. 23-24)
The ozone layer (p. 25)
What culture is (p. 30)
The makeup of families and social structure (p. 30)
The different kinds of farming (p. 31)
What life is like in industrialized countries (p. 32)
The difference between rural and urban areas, and how technology plays a part (p. 32)
Population density (p. 33)
The effects of population growth (p. 34)
The role of arts in culture (p. 34)
The development of different languages (p. 34-35)
What customs are and what they include (p. 36)
How housing reflects differences in culture and differences in how people live (p. 37)
Parts of life that religion affects (p. 38)

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Glacier
Erosion
Delta
Plain
Plateau
Map projection
Tropical
Fossil fuel

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Renewable resource
Nonrenewable resource
Ozone
Culture
Nuclear family
Extended family
Subsistence
Commercial

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Industry
Rural
Technology
Urban
Population
Custom
Nomad