Intro to Geography
Population and Migration
Rivers
Conflict and Cooperation
Maps
100
This tool used in modern cartography allows for the layering of multiple types of geographic data
GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
100
The study of the distribution of populations across Earth's surface is called
Demography
100
The location where a river begins is called its
Source
100
The country highlighted in green is
South Africa
100
The country highlighted in green is
Mexico
200
This feature of a map helps readers understand the relationship between distances of the map, and actual distances
Scale Bar
200
The movement of people from rural to urban areas is called
Urbanization
200
Where a river enters a larger body of water such as a lake or an ocean
Mouth
200
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
Colonization
200
The seven continents are
Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica
300
This natural region of the world is typically hot and wet year-round
Tropical Rainforest
300
Political persecution in a persons homeland would likely act as a
Push Factor
300
An area of land that drains its water into a specific body of water is a
Watershed
300
The primary motivation for European colonization of Africa was
Natural resources and economic gain
300
This country in Europe is shaped like a high-heeled boot
Italy
400
This continent sits at 15N, 30E
Africa
400
This type of natural region typically has the lowest population density
Desert Regions
400
A wetland that forms as a river empties its water and sediment into another body of water
Delta
400
These two European countries controlled the most land in Africa during the colonial era
France and Britain
400
The state highlighted in red is
North Carolina
500
The Mercator projection of the globe shows more distortion the further one travels from
The Equator
500
What factors influence population growth?
Birth rates, death rates, migration rates
500
A stream that flows into a larger river or body of water
Tributary
500
A stateless nation is a group of people with a shared culture and territory who do not have their own government. One example of a stateless nation are
The Kurds
500
The state highlighted in red is
Nebraska
(Nebraska-North)