Geography Terms
A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
What is an isthmus?
Set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north or south. The equator is 0 degrees latitude- it impacts climate
What is latitude?
The vocabulary words for the acronym MAIN
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
The county in which the city of Houston is located
What is Harris County?
The dictator of Germany during WWII
Who is Adolf Hitler?
A small stream or river that flows into a larger river
What is a tributary?
The exact place on the earth where a graphic feature is found
What is Absolute Location?
Passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, killing American civilians
What is the Lusitania?
A 38-to-42-mile freeway surrounding the inner city and downtown Houston. "Inside the Loop" generally refers to areas within this circle.
What is Interstate 610?
The dictator of Italy during WWII
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The movement of persons from one country or locality to another
What is migration?
Set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it to east and west. The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude- this effects time
What is longitude?
This heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Roadway that encircles the city of Houston further out, passing through major suburban areas, and is heavily used to bypass downtown traffic.
What is Beltway 8 or Sam Houston Tollway?
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW2
Who is Winston Churchill?
One half of the earth
What is a hemisphere?
An imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that circles the planet from north to south and divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
What is the prime meridian?
The treaty between the Allies and Germany that ended WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A 180-mile+ outer ring still under development to further surround the metropolitan area of Houston
What is State Hwy 99 or Grand Parkway?
The dictator of the soviet union during WWII
Who is Joseph Stalin?
A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year.
What is a wetland?
Technology that uses digital map information to create a databank; different "data layers" can be combined to produce specialized maps; it allows geographers to analyze different aspects of a specific place to solve problems.
What is a Geographic Information System a.k.a GIS?
An agreement to stop fighting
What is an Armistice?
Houston is known as "this" because it is defined by over two dozen slow-moving, natural waterways
What is "Bayou City"?
The 33rd President of the US. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII, deciding to use atomic weapons for the first time
Who is President Harry Truman?