Maps
What is the area or given space on the map or globe corresponds to in the real world.
the scale
what is the condition of the a air and sky at certain time and place called?
weather
A point of which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other is called?
Solstice
The loss of forest cover in a region
Deforestation
What is it called when are showing the different ways to show Earth on a flat surface?
projections
In the water cycle, the change of water from a liquid to a gas is called what?
Water Vapor
Do lines of Latitude run front north to south or east to west?
East to West
the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another is called ?
Cultural Diffusion
What is a non renewable resource that is formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals?
Fossil Fuel
What does GPS stand for?
global positioning system
What are the winds that most frequently blow across a region called?
Prevailing Winds
What is the process in which huge blocks of earth's crust and upper mantle move?
Plate Tectonics
What is the number of types of living things in a region or ecosystem called?
Biodiversity
What does GIS stand for
Geographic information systems
What are the middle latitudes referred to as?
Hint(zones)
Temperate Zones
When molten rock from inside the Earth erupts onto the surface it is called?
Lava
The number of people per unit of land is called?
(Its expressed in # of people per square mile)
Population Density
A topographic map show changes in the elevation what dose a political map show?
A politial map shows countries, states, capitals, centers of government, and other major cities.
How are are ocean currents created?
Global Temperature Differences and Wind Patterns
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
A chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
List 3 fossil fuels...
coal, natural gasses and petroleum