SS - Geograhy Quiz
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- Nickname for lines of latitude
- parallels
- 6 essential elements of Geography
- World in spatial terms, places & regions; uses of geography; physical systems; human systems; environment & society
- erosion
- the process of wearing away or moving weathered material on earth's surface
- Latitude run from east to west but the measure the globe from ?
- North to South
- Tributary
- a smaller river (or stream) that flows into a larger river (or stream) . Ex tributatries of the Amazon River
- political formation is?
- boundary lines & governmental structure
- Plateau
- Area of high, flat land; apprx 300- 3,000 feet
- when writing out the absolute location of a place use what rule?
- Latitude first and longitude second
- upstream
- the opposite direction a river is flowing
- Uses of geography
- interpret the events of the past; explain the events of the present; plan for the events of the future
- Isthums
- narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land. Ex Central America
- 0 degrees Latitude
- the equator
- transportation is?
- the movement of goods & people
- relative location
- where something is in relation to other places; It answers these questions- What direction is it from here? How far is it from here?
- GPS
- technology that uses satellites to hep people find the location of a place
- The world in spatial terms
- explains something's location
- bay
- body of water that cuts into a shoreline but is generally smaller and shallower than a gulf
- communication is?
- the movement of ideas & information
- mesa
- braod, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
- latitude and longitude lines measure distance in?
- degrees
- population distribution
- migration & why people settle where they do
- human systems
- how people shape the world
- regions
- areas that share common characteristics
- downstream
- the direction a river is flowing
- environment & society
- the environment change people (Katirna) ; and people change the environment (oil spill- Exxon Valdez)
- mouth of a river
- place where a river (or stream) empites into a larger body of water
- Using what as dividing lines can we split the world into four hemispheres
- equator and prime meridian
- Source of a river
- place where a river or stream begins
- gulf
- large body of water that cuts into a shoreline. ex- Gulf of Mexico
- absolute location
- the exact location of a place; measured by latitude & longitude
- Tools of Geography
- Artifacts, fossils, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- fossils
- perserved remains of impressions of dead organisms
- longitude lines
- run from north to south
- elevation
- Height of land above sea level
- Name the concepts of human systems
- Communication; political formation; transportation; population distribution
- weathering
- natural process that breaks up surface material into smaller pieces
- Lines on longitude run from north to south but measure the globe from
- east to west
- desert
- land with very little precipitation (generally less that 10" per year) and sparse vegetation. Deserts can be hot (Sahara) or cold (antarctica)
- Name some examples of forces that shape the earth's surface
- plate tectonics; natural disasters; glaciers; winds& ocean currents; climate zones
- straight
- narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
- 0 degrees longitude
- the prime meridian
- GIS
- special computer software that helps displays map informatin from many different sources. Ex Google earth
- the prime meridan runs through where?
- Greenwich, England
- Latitude lines
- rune from east to west
- Artifacts
- Object made by people long ago
- nickname for lines of longitude
- meridians
- channel
- section of water separting two land masses that lie close to each other (generally not as narrow as a straight)
- Relief
- The changes in elevation over a given area of land. Typically shown on a contour map
- Physical Systems
- forces that shape the earth's surface
- Places & regions
- the features of a patricular area (what a place is like - NOT where it is
- Name the two spatial terms
- Absolute location and relative location