THIS IS NOT A LIST OF ANSWERS TO THE MIDTERM EXAM. IT IS A LIST OF THE TOPICS WHICH WILL BE COVERED ON THE EXAM. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DEFINITIONS OF EACH OF THESE TOPICS AS WELL AS THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY.
IN STUDYING FOR THE MIDTERM, YOU SHOULD LOOK UP EACH OF THESE TOPICS IN YOUR BOOK AND ALSO STUDY THE CHAPTER TESTS WE HAVE TAKEN DURING THE YEAR. GOOD LUCK ON THE MIDTERM!
CHAPTER ONE - LOOKING AT THE EARTH
atmosphere
continental shelf
earthlike planets
erosion
GIS
GPS
geography
glacier
isthmus
landforms
landsat
leap year
magma
mantle
moon
Pangaea
seasons
sun
tectonic plates
weathering
CHAPTER TWO - WATER, CLIMATE, AND VEGETATION
atmosphere
El Nino
elevation
factors that influence climate
freshwater
greenhouse effect
groundwater
high latitude climates
rain forest
salt water
subarctic climate
timberline
tornado
tropics
water on earth
water vapor
CHAPTER THREE - THE WORLD'S PEOPLE
conservation
culture
death rate
democracy
developed country
dialect
dictator
economic systems
emigrate
ethnic group
fossil fuels
free enterprise
free trade
hydroelectric power
Islam
market economy
monarchy
natural resource
pollution
population
population density
refugee
renewable resources
solar energy
world population
world religions