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| Location- absolute location | 40 degrees N 90 degrees W |
| Place | Rocky Mountains |
| Human-Environment Interaction | pollution |
| Movement | Railraods used for exporting products |
| Regions | Northeastern United States |
| Location - relative location | The town is near Washington, DC |
| Location- absolute location | 2852 Foresque Ave |
| Place | Long Island Expressway |
| Human-Environment Interaction | people clearing the land to farm |
| Movement | People usiong cell phones to communicate |
| geography | the study of the Earth. |
| geographer | a person who studies the earth. |
| environment | the surroundings in which a person, plant, or animal lives. |
| region | an area with common features that set it apart from other areas. |
| ocean | a very large body of water. |
| continent | a very large body of land. |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere. |
| equator | an imaginary line that lies half way between the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| cardinal directions | the 4 main directions: North, South, East, and West. |
| intermediate directions | lie half way between the cardinal directions. |
| compass rose | a small drawing on a map that shows direction. |
| symbol | a picture on a map that gives information. |
| map key | tells what each symbol on a map means. |
| scale | relationship between the distances shown on a map. |
| latitude | imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the Equator |
| regions | One of the 5 geography themes: areas that share common features |
| grid system | network of imaginary lines on the earth's surface, formed by the criss-crossing lines of latitude and longitude |
| Equator | divides the earth into two hemispheres North and South |
| environment | people change it when they build roads or dig tunnels through mountains |
| geography | the study of the earth in all it's variety |
| absolute location | the exact position of a place on the earth's suface |
| hemisphere | one half of the globe (earth) |
| longitude | inaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| relative location | the position of a place on the earth's surface in relation to another place |
| environment | natural surroundings |
| Equator | an imaginary line that circles the earth midway between the north Pole and the South Pole |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that separates the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres |
| atmosphere | air surrounding the earth |
| tundra | huge,treeless plain bordering the Arctic Ocean |
| barren | not able to produce much |
| reservoir | a place where water or some other substance is stored for later use |
| topography | the surface features of an area of land |
| precipitation | any form of water that fall from the sky |
| bayou | a slow -moving stream that flows through swampy land |
| plateau | a large highland plain |
| census | an official count of all people in a certain area or country |
| nomad | a group of people who move from place to place |
| cultivation | to prepare the ground for growing crops |
| meridian | imaginary line line on the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| delta | a fan-shaped deposit of mud and sand |
| estuary | an arm of the sea where fresh and salt water is mixed |
| basin | area of land where from which water run down into a river |
| elevation | the height above sea level |
| equator | an imaginary line around the center of the earth halfway between the Poles |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land with water on each side |
| famine | serious lack of food |
| humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
| On which continent are the islands of the Caribbean? | They are not on a continent. They are usually considered to be part of the geographic region known as North America or Latin America. |
| On which continent is Greenland? | This country is part of North America even though it is a territory of Denmark (which is in Europe). |
| On which continent is the South Pole? | Antarctica. |
| On which continent is the North Pole? | None, it is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. |
| On which continent is the Prime Meridian? | It runs through Europe, Africa, and Antarctica. |
| On which continent is the International Date Line? | It only runs through Antarctica. |
| On which continent is the equator? | It passes through South America, Africa, and Asia. |
| On which continent is the deepest point on land? | It is the Dead Sea, located on the border of Israel and Jordan in Asia. |
| On which continent is Hawaii? | It is not on a continent as an island chain far from a land mass. |
| On which continent is Egypt? | It is part of Africa. |
| On which continent is Australia? | It is its own continent. |
| On which continent is New Zealand? | It is an oceanic island far from a continent and thus, like the Caribbean, it is not on a continent but is often considered to be part of the "Australia and Oceania" region. |
| On which continent is Panama? | It is on North America since the border between it and Colombia is the border between North America and South America. |
| On which continent is Columbia? | It is in South America. |
| On which continent is Turkey? | While most of this country lies geographically in Asia (the Anatolian Peninsula is Asian), the far western part of the country lies in Europe. |
| map projection | A way of showing Earth's curved surface on a flat map is a _________. |
| Farmers | Most people in Western and Central Africa are |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Who used nonviolent protest to persuade the British to leave India? |
| absolute location | the exact spot on Earth where a place can be found |
| longitude | a measure of distance north or south of the Equator |
| Indonesia | Which nation is made of thousands of islands and has the world's fourth largest population? |
| Oil | What is the most important primary product of Southwest Asia? |
| OPEC | ___________ is an organization of oil-producing countries. |
| Caste | A _________ is an inherited social class. |
| Himalayas | Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in this mountain range. |
| Polynesia | About 1,000 years ago, the first settlers came to New Zealand from what area? |
| Nile | Ancient Egypt developed and grew because of the "gifts" of the |
| Tutsi | the minority ethnic group that ruled Rwanda after the 1994 war |
| apartheid | a South African system for separating people of different races |
| Dynasties | In ancient China, the Shang and the Zhou ________ ruled for hundreds of years. |
| latitude | a system of imaginary lines that run between the North and South Poles |
| Outback | Much of Australia is a flat, dry plain known as the ________. |
| Confucius | the Chinese philosopher who taught the importance of individual responsibility |
| Mount Fuji | ________ is a sacred mountain in Japan. |
| samurai | a warrior in feudal Japan |
| Hiroshima | This Japanese city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. |
| pyramid | Which of these was a burial place for a pharaoh in ancient Egypt? |
| Ottoman Empire | a vast empire that included what is now Turkey and parts of Northern Africa, SouthwestAsia, and Southeast Europe |
| Cuneiform | a system of writing developed by the ancient Sumerians |
| Cash Crop | What is a crop raised for sale rather than for food? |
| Tiananmen Square | In 1989, many Chinese protesters calling for democracy gathered in |
| archipelago | What is the name for a group of islands? |
| Plateau | Most of Africa south of the Sahara lies on a high _________. |
| apartheid | South Africa's official policy of racial segregation was known as? |
| Culture | What term defines the combination of all of a people's behaviors and beliefs? |
