History Midterm

• The geographic theme of location asks what question? Where is it.
• The geographic theme of place asks what question? What is it like.
• The geographic theme of region asks what question? How are the places similar/different.
• The geographic theme of human-environment interaction asks what question? How do we affect the environment.
• The geographic theme of movement asks what question? How people and ideas move from one place to another.
• Pluto should be considered a planet and not a moon because it has a center of gravity.
• The core of planet Earth is generally thought to be composed of Iron, and Nickel
• The atmosphere is a layer of grass on planet Earth.
• The hydrosphere is a layer of water on planet Earth.
• The lithosphere is a layer of rock on planet Earth.
• The biosphere is where life is found on planet Earth.
• A birth rate of 3.1 is necessary to maintain the world’s population.
• Evidence exists to suggest that we are not killing the planet because of the ice age.
• Currents in the oceans are underwater rivers.
• Tides are the rise and fall based on the moon's gravitational force.
• Waves are peaks in the water caused by winds.
• The cycle of evaporation to condensation to precipitation back to evaporation is known as the Hydrologic cycle.
• The four types of plate movement are Smearing, Spreading, Collison, and Subductive.
• Weathering is the process where wind and water shape the face of the earth.
• Weather is an atmospheric condition at a particular point and time.
• Climate is an atmospheric condition over a long period of time.
• The practice of smoking meat originated primarily for preservation.
• The practice of salting meat originated primarily for removing moisture.
• Barbecue is generally believed to have originated in Puerto Rico.
• The barabicu and barbacoa involved cooking meat by digging a pit, placing a drip pan, placing the animal above the drip pan, then putting leaves and wood and starting a fire above.
• Most pork marinades require an element of acidity, such as sour orange, lemon, lime, or cider vinegar to break down connective tissues.
• Barbecue is cooked low and slow to tenderize the meat.
• The base of Kansas City style barbecue sauce is tomato/ketchup.
• The base of Carolina Style barbecue sauce is mustard.
• The base of Alabama Style barbecue sauce is mayonnaise.
• Alexis Macright established the original rules for Baseball.
• Jackie Robinson was the first Black American Major League Baseball Player.
• The most consumed dietary staple for the Aztecs was corn.
• The first taco was introduced to the United States in 1908.
• Native Americans came from South East Asia.
• Canoes were used by Native Americans for transportation and war.
• The Cuban Sandwich was originally called Mixto by Spanish speaking people.
• Oranges are originally from Asia.
• The term hamburger came from Hamburg, Germany.
• Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald’s restaurant in Illinois.