Geography Terms I
The perspective from which we should study geography and culture
What is a biblical perspective
Soil that remains frozen all year
Where God confused the languages of the people to scatter them
What is the Tower of Babel
Port-au-Prince is the capital of this country
What is Haiti
What is the equator
System of traditions and habits that a group of people use to make something of their world
What is culture
Tropical grasslands with only a few scattered trees
What is a savanna
Most developed Central American country, "crossroads of the world"
What is Panama
The capital of Cuba
This Italian city is built on islands in the Adriatic Sea
What is Venice
All cultures are equally good, each culture has its own truth, all values must be accepted as valid
What is multiculturalism
What are deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions?
What are faults (fault lines)
What is France
This countries name means "rich coast"
What is Costa Rica
What is the Amazon River system
What is a harbor
Wide areas of land that rise abruptly above surrounding land
This waterway is between Spain and Morocco
What is the Strait of Gibraltar
What is Copenhagen
Below the tip of South America is this treacherous strait
What is the Strait of Magellan
One part of the earth's surface
What is atmosphere, lithosphere or hydrosphere
Term used for rivers that "feed" other rivers
What are tributaries
Major mountain range that divides the southern peninsulas from the rest of Europe
What are the Alps
Smallest country in the world
What is the Vatican City
These mountains form the border between Spain and France
What are the Pyrenees