Physical or Human Geography
Vocabulary 1
On the Globe
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Vocabulary 2
100

Climate

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is physical geography?

100

an elevated landform like a mountain but is rounded instead of peaked.

What is a hill?

100

A visual representation of an area or Earth.


What is a map

100

What are the biggest body of water called?

Pacific Ocean

100
The study of the Earth is called...

Geography


200

The Nature-worship of prehistoric peoples.

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is human geography?

200

Whats the study of climate patterns called?

Climatology

200

This is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. It is at 0 degrees longitude.

What is the prime meridian

200

What is the name for a person who makes maps?

What is a Cartographer? 

200

This serves as the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth (even though it is NOT the same level all around the planet).

What is sea level?

300

Population of China

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is human geography?

300

The summation of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere where life is found

What is the Biosphere?

300

A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.

What is a compass rose

300

Which is the SECOND largest continent?

Africa

300

Used to measure temperature, latitude, and longitude

Degrees

400

The Amazon River

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is physical geography?

400

What country has the largest population?

India

400

What is another name for a map key?

Legend

400

What region has been affected by climate change the most?

Arctic Region

400

A system that uses a network of earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute locations. 


What is global positioning system (GPS)

500

The diamond mines of South Africa.

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is Human Geography?

(The diamond deposits were put there by Nature, but the mines were made by people.)


500

A chain of islands close to each other ________.

What is an archipelago?

500

How many major islands make up Hawaii?

8

500

What are the biggest landforms called?


Continents

500

0 degrees latitude line is called....

Equador

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