North America
The land bridge that connected the Asian Continent to the North American Continent 20,000 years ago.
Beringia
The study of the natural characteristics of Earth
Physical geography
A visual representation of an area
Map
The line of latitude that splits the earth halfway horizontally between the North and South Poles
Equator
Name the 5 Themes of Geography
Region, Location, Place, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
He is generally believed to be the first European to reach the North American continent, nearly 400 years before Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikson
The study of earth's surfaces and all life on it
Geography
A spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet
Globe
The line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England that splits the world in half vertically.
Prime Meridian
A specific location of a place
Absolute location
Factors that cause some one to want to leave their country.
Push factors
The study of the ways people interact with Earth
Human geography
A map that shows political boundaries
Political map
Imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the equator
Where a place is located in relation to another place
Relative location
Name one European country that early explorers to North America came from
Spain, Netherlands, England, France
The method for investigating geographic problems and issues
Geographic inquiry
A map that shows the major physical features of a place
physical map
Imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
An area with at least one characteristic or feature that sets it apart from other areas
Region
All the people of a particular area
Population
A description or portrayal of the Earth or parts of the earth
Geographic representation
Worldwide or involving most of the earth
Global
A region that is created when the earth is split in half
Hemisphere
The movement of people
Movement