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CGC 1DW Exam Review Questions And 100%Correct Answers
Fossil Fuels - Coal, oil, natural gas and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and
animals.
Climate- Overall weather of an area over a long period of time
Convection Current- A current caused by the rising of heated fluid and the sinking of
cooled fluid
Weather- The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
renewable resource - Any natural resource such as wood and solar energy capable of
being replenished naturally with the passage of time
tectonics- disruption of the earth's crust
Subduction is the Process in which oceanic crust slips beneath a deep-ocean trench
and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
export - Answer A product made in the home country and then sold in another country.
import - Answer to bring into the country
global warming - Answer a gradual rise in the overall earth's atmospheric temperature
generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon
dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
urban growth - Answer the increase in the size of an urban population
ecological footprint - Answer A measure of how much an individual consumes,
, expressed in area of land
migrant - Answer moving from place to place
urban - Answer in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.
death rate - Answer the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people
marine climate - Answer climate type that is strongly influenced by the closeness of an
ocean or other large water body. The annual temperature range tends to be small and
precipitation is high.
continental climate - Answer The climate of the centers of continents, with cold winters
and warm or hot summers
divergent boundary - Answer The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving
away from each other
cultural mosaic - Answer A society that is comprised of many distinct cultural groups.
Multiculturalism - Answer a condition in which ethnic groups exist separately and share
equally in economic and political life
Melting Pot Theory - Answer Analogy of American Immigration in which the ingredients
in the pot-people of different cultures, races and religions-are combined so as to
develop a multi-ethnic society.
Primary Industry - Answer An industry that deals with the extraction of raw materials.
Secondary Industry - Answer Manufacturing businesses that take materials from
primary industries and other secondary industries and make them into goods.
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