Vocabulary
The pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is Climate?
A narrow strip of land with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land.
What is an isthmus?
Rain, snow, sleet, slush, or other forms of moisture
What is precipitation?
An arid area with very few shrubs and grasses
What is a desert?
The action that relates to making a living and producing things
What is economic activity?
A long piece of land, surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
An area with tall trees with large leaves that remain green all year.
What is broadleaf evergreen forest?
The average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile (how crowded an area is).
What is population density?
A group of islands.
What is an archipelago?
The latitudes on earth that get the most amount of direct sunlight.
What are tropical latitudes?
Trees with broad, flat leaves that are shed before winter.
What is deciduous forest?
The natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water
What are physical features?
A long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.
What is a fjord?
The two factors which influence a place's climate.
What are latitude and elevation (altitude)?
An area were vegetation varies with latitude and elevation.
What is highlands?
Any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape. (major features such as continents, plains, plateaus, and mountain ranges)
What is a landform?
The climate zone that exists in Spain and Greece .
What is Mediterranean?
How do you calculate population density?
Divide the total population of an area by the location's total land area.
A world vegetation map will show this information.
What is the tree and plant life of an area?