Study

Geography Review

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

      Back   Restart
  • A deep valley with very steep sides, often carved by a river
    canyon
  • What is the nearest ocean to Nashua?
    Atlantic Ocean
  • The three climate zones on the Earth as measured by distance from the Equator
    torrid/tropical, temperate, frigid/arctic
  • This shows directions on a map
    compass rose
  • Which ocean is shown by number 1?
  • A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
    peninsula
  • Describes areas with a high population density, like a city
    urban
  • A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
    strait
  • A low place between mountains
    valley
  • A group or chain of islands
    archipelago
  • This is a smaller map within a larger map that gives more detailed information about an area
    inset map
  • A large body of water completely surrounded by land
    lake
  • This is the term for a person who makes maps
    cartographer
  • this type of map shows the Earth's features such as mountains and rivers
    physical map
  • Why is a globe more accurate than a world map?
    no distortion; represents true/size and shape of the Earth
  • What hemispheres do you live in?
    Western, Northern
  • Which continent is shown by number 7?
    Europe
  • When water cools and starts building up in clouds
    condensation
  • This describes the average number of people living in a certain area
    population density
  • Which continent is shown by number 1?
    Antarctica
  • Give an example of a region
    New England, Northeast, Middle East, Latin America, etc.
  • Materials made by nature that people can use
    natural resources
  • Which climate zone is shown with letter A?
    Torrid/Tropical Zone
  • Resources that come from the Earth that cannot be replaced
    non-renewable resource
  • Which climate zone is shown with letter C?
    Frigid/Arctic Zone
  • The way of life of a group of people; includes religion, language, traditions, holidays, etc.
    culture
  • When rain, sleet, snow or ice fall to the Earth
    precipitation
  • Describes where a place is in comparison to another place (near, south of, forty minutes from)
    relative location
  • lines of latitude and longitude form these which are used to find an exact point on the Earth
    coordinates
  • When a product is brought into a place from another place
    import
  • When animals or people move from place to place to search for better resources or climate
    migration
  • Part of an ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land, usually larger than a bay
    gulf
  • The imaginary line of longitude at 180 degrees that serves as the start of each new day
    International Dateline
  • What climate zone is New Hampshire in?
    Temperate zone
  • A fan-shaped mouth of a river emptying into a larger body of water
    delta
  • What is the capital city of New Hampshire?
    Concord
  • this type of map shows the boundaries of countries or states
    political map
  • What county do you live in?
    Hillsborough
  • A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean or lake (generally a peninsula too)
    cape
  • lines of longitude are also known as this
    meridians
  • A map key is also known as what?
    map legend
  • When water on the Earth moves into the air
    evaporation
  • This shows the distance on a map compared to the real distance on the Earth
    map scale
  • Flat lands without much change in elevation
    plains
  • natural features on the Earth's surface that are often shown on physical maps
    landforms
  • Describes areas with a low population density, like the country
    rural
  • Which ocean is shown by number 2?
    Atlantic
  • These directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
    intermediate directions
  • The weather in a given place over a long period of time
    climate
  • Resources that come from the Earth that can be replaced
    renewable resource
  • Which continent is shown by number 4?
    Africa
  • This tells what the map is about
    map title
  • These directions represent north, south, east, west
    cardinal directions
  • What state do you live in?
    New Hampshire
  • Which continent is shown by number 5?
    South America
  • This line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
    Prime Meridian
  • A division of the Earth for the purposes of keeping time
    time zone
  • What continent do you live in?
    North America
  • A slowly moving river of ice
    glacier
  • Shows the exact location of a place on the Earth (coordinates or address)
    absolute location
  • A large, flat topped area of land that is higher than surrounding land
    plateau
  • Half the globe
    hemisphere
  • these lines measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
    longitude lines
  • When a person moves out of a country to go live in another country
    emigration
  • The action of cutting down massive amounts of trees without replanting new trees
    deforestation
  • man-made structures that have become symbols of the country/area where they are located
    landmarks
  • When a product is sent out of a place and sold to another place
    export
  • These are the five themes of geography
    location, place, region, movement, human/environment interaction
  • Ways in which cartographers have drawn the spherical globe onto a flat map surface.
    map projection
  • When a person moves into a country from another country
    immigration
  • Describes areas with a medium population density, like towns and neighborhoods
    suburban
  • A piece of land completely surrounded by water
    island
  • These lines on a map measure distance north and south of the Equator
    latitude lines
  • This line divides the Earth into a northern and southern hemisphere
    Equator
  • Which climate zone is shown by letter B?
    Temperate zone
  • A body of water that is partly enclosed by land, usually smaller than a gulf
    bay
  • What is the capital city of the United States?
    Washington DC
  • A very tall, high piece of earth, higher than a hill
    mountain
  • The growing of crops and/or the raising of animals
    agriculture
  • This explains the symbols on a map
    map key or legend
  • This kind of map shows specialized information like climate, population, or resources
    special purpose map
  • lines of latitude are also known as this
    parallels
  • A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land
    isthmus
  • Which ocean is shown by number 3?
    Arctic Ocean
  • What country do you live in?
    United States of America
    • Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.