Creole- mixture of French and African Languages

This language is spoken in the country of Haiti. The people are

referred to as Haitians or Creoles.

Indios

• Native (indigenous) peoples of the Americas or Asia

Mestizos

• Mixture of Spanish and native blood. Found in Mexico and Central America.

Penisulares

• Peninsulares was a term to refer to a person who during Spanish Colonial times lived in the new world but was born in Spain. Their name referred to the Iberian Peninsula where Spain is located. In these times the Spanish colonial had an almost caste like system with Peninsulares on top followed by criollos, mestizos, natives, mulatos, zambos and lastly blacks.

North Anatolian Fault: Strike-slip faultLocated in Turkey

Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate

What would this cause???

San Andres Fault

•The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 810 miles through California in the United States

Commonalities

Eritrea (country in Africa)

• Geography:Location: Eastern Africa, in the Horn of Africa bordering the Red Sea in northeast.Area: 117,600 km². (45,405 sq. mi.)Terrain: Central highlands straddle escarpment associated with Rift Valley, dry coastal plains, and western lowlands

Monsoon Winds

• A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean.

Coriolis Effect

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2mec3vgeaI#action=share

Deforestation

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKIgleUBDdE

Doldrums

• a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator between the northern and southern trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Trade Winds

• any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.

Rainshadow Effect

• A rain shadow is a dry area on the lee side of a mountainous area (away from the wind). The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.

Steppe

• A vast semiarid grass-covered plain, as found in southeast Europe, Siberia, and central North America.

Delta

• A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.

Ring of Fire

• The Pacific Ring of Fire is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes are formed.

Great Plains

•Grassland prairie region of North America, extending from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, in Canada, south through the west-central United States into Texas.

Appalachian Mountains(create a physical barrier and boundary)

• are a system of mountains in eastern North America.

Rocky Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains, commonly known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.

What provides the energy that drives the water cycle?

• The direct Sunlight

Describe Oceania as a region

• is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

The Ethnic and religious composition of the Eastern Mediterranean region is?

• Arabs Islam

Which religion established the concept of monotheism?

• Judaism

The major source of conflict between the two branches of Islam is disagreement over what?

• Sunni = believe that Mohammad intended for the Muslim community to choose a successor by consensus

• Shia= believe that Mohammad chose his son-in-law, Ali, to be his successor.

What places and things do Hindus consider sacred?

• Cows

• Ganges River

What beliefs do followers of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam share?

• Monotheism= all three religions believe in one God only.

Generalize the social status trends of women in the Arab nations of the Eastern Mediterranean.

• Women lack the same opportunities as men in the Middle East.

Example: Women are not equal to men. Women have to cover their faces, and body. Women need husbands permission to go public places.

Why is the United States one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world?

• United States, have strong safeguards in place to protect the rights of ethnic and religious minorities.

• Land of immigrants (originally from Europe)

Why is French spoken in some countries of North Africa?

• The Establishment of European colonization

• Cultural Diffusion = the spread of ideas.

Why did indigenous communities in South America develop as isolated groups?

• Lack of Communication • Physical Barrier• Rainforest

Why is the lingua franca of many parts of East Africa not an indigenous language?

• Lingua franca was brought to the area by Europeans. It spread as cultural diffusion of language, therefore it is not an indigenous language.

Why and how different places on Earth receive different amounts of direct sunlight at the same time?

• The tilt of the earth

Describe the savannas of West Africa?

• Savannas= Grasslands, wet/dry seasons

Where do most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?

• The most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur in the high latitude (Polar Regions)

How do Monsoons affect China and India differently?

India• Heavy rains• Property damage

China• May- October rainy seasons

The Himalaya Mountains block much of the rain.

Rainy season during the summer months

What causes solar radiation to warm Earth?

• Tilt of the earth on its axis

What 3 areas of Earth work together so life in the biosphere thrives?

• Atmosphere ( Sky)• Hydrosphere ( Water)• Lithosphere (Land)

• Life is supported in all three areas

How does the sun activate the water cycle?

Evaporation, the changing of water from a liquid to a gas

Condensation, the changing of water from a gas to a liquid Sublimation, the changing of water from a solid to a gas

Precipitation, the process by which water molecules condense to form drops heavy enough to fall to the earth's surface

Transpiration, the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere

Surface runoff, the flowing of water over the land from higher to lower ground

Infiltration, the process of water filling the porous spaces of soil

Percolation, groundwater moving in the saturated zone below the earth's surface

What factors impact India’s climate?

• LAMECOWSL LatitudeA Air PressureM Mountain BarriersE ElevationC Continental LocationO Ocean CurrentsW WindsS Storms

Scientist Theorize that Earth’s physical features are created by what

• Plate Tectonics

Why are average temperatures cooler in places like Quito and Tibet?

• Both places have cooler temperatures due to elevation….

• Mountains

According to Scientist, in what climate do more than half of all plant and animal exist?

• Biome = A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment.

• Rainforest

What religious groups influence life in nations bordering India?

• Hinduism•

• Sikhism

• Islam

Why does most of the agriculture of Southern Europe occur along the coastal Plain?

• Southern Europe is located along Rivers• Fertile Soil

What are the two most densely populated continents in the World?

Asia and Europe

Canadian Shield

• Ancient Rocky Plateau covering the Easter half of Canada. Also known as Laurentian Plateau.

The Glaciers are carved out of the Great Lakes

Archipelago

• A group of Islands• Examples: Japan, Hawaii, Philipenes