Voc 1
Map that shows the physical features & elevation of a region
What is a Physical Map
map that shows governmental boundaries of countries & states.
What is a political map
imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator.
What is Latitude
imaginary lines that run north to south from North pole to South Pole.
What is Longitude
Person who moves from place to place
What is a Nomad
smaller rivers that drain into a large river
What is a Tributary
A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a Peninsula
a representation of any part of the earth on a plane surface
What is a map projection
Sudden illegal takeover of a government by force
What is a coup
a narrow strip connecting 2 large land areas
What is a Isthmus
Countries control over its own affairs
What is Sovereignty
a large or small depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor
What is a Basin
Deep, narrow bay
What is a Fjord
to be absorbed into a society's culture
What is Assimilate
a business of producing crops
What is Commercial agriculture
The basic system of a society such as roads, bridges, sewers, and electricity
What is Infrastructure
farming to grow only enough food for families to eat
What is Subsistence farming
a shift to large scale production using machines
What is Industrialization
Native to area in which something is found
What is Indigenous
a chain of islands
What is a Archipelago
characteristics of a human population, such as age, income, and education
What is Demographics
land in Netherlands that has been reclaimed from the sea for farming
What is a Polder
Transport system for carrying water long distances
What is a Aqueduct
Social structure during Middle Ages consisting of kings & lords
What is the Feudal system
People of mixed Spanish & Native heritage
What is a Mestizos