General Geography Terms
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
What is physical geography?
The science of making maps
What is cartography?
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
What is a desert?
A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.
What is a compass rose?
This is the capital of California
What is Sacramento?
Raw materials supplied by nature
What are natural resources?
the study of physical features of the earth's surface
What is topography?
an area of low land between hills or mountains
What is a valley?
0 degrees latitude
What is the equator?
The amount of miles the map scale goes up to.
What is 120 miles?
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
What is the environment?
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
What is a plateau?
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
What is the longitude?
The latitude and longitude of Weaverville, California
What is 41 degrees North, 123 degrees West?
the spatial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes.
What is human geography?
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
What is an ecosystem?
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
What is a strait?
The position of a place in relation to another place
What is relative location?
The absolute location of Mariposa, California
What is 38 or 37 degrees North and 120 degrees West
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
What is an isthmus?
The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.
What is a map scale?
The Relative location of Bakersfield, California.
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