Map Skills
Physical Features
Climate
Geography Terms
Countries
100
What are the four intermediate directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
100
What is a large body of salt water?
Ocean
100
What is the type climate is found in a low latitude zone?
Humid Subtropical and/or Tropical Savannah
100
What forms at the mouth of a river made of sand and mud?
Delta
100
What is South America's largest industrial power?
Brazil
200
What is a drawing of the Earth's surface?
A Map
200
What is a minor stream in a river system?
Tributary
200
What is the condition of the atmosphere in a certain area?
Weather
200
What is a huge sprawling urban area called?
Megaopolis
200
How are the Caribbean Islands economically dependent on the United States?
Tourism
300
What is on the map that tells the meaning of its symbols?
Key or legend
300
What are the river systems that make up a major drainage and transportation linkage system in North America?
Mississippi and St. Lawerance Rivers
300
What is the type of climate is found in the high latitude zones?
Subarctic, tundra, ice cap and/ or highland
300
What are the countries located on the Iberian peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
300
What are most farmers in Latin America?
Subsistence Farming
400
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
Equator
400
What is a group or chain of islands?
Archipeligo
400
What is the type of climate found in the middle latitudes?
mediterranean, humid subtropical, marine west coast, and/or humid continental
400
What is the reason that the British Isles have a moderate climate even though they are in the high latitudes?
North Atlantic Drift
400
What is the major resource for the economy of Kenya?
Tourism and/or Safaris
500
What is zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
500
What are the THREE erosional forces that wear down the Earth's surface?
Glaciers, wind, and water
500
What are the THREE factors that effect the climate of an area?
wind, ocean currents, and mountains (elevation)
500
What is the trade aggremment that is intented to encourage trade among the countries of North America?
NAFTA
500
What are the THREE major relgions in the Middle East?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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