GEOGRAPHY
It is the study of the Earth's features and the relationships between people and their environments.
Geography
This country has over 800 spoken languages.
Papua New Guinea
The highest type of landform.
Mountain
This ocean is the largest on Earth.
Pacific Ocean
What is the release of harmful substances into the environment?
Pollution
This term refers to the total number of people living in an area.
Population
Geography uses these to organize areas that share common characteristics.
Regions
This is the largest country in Oceania.
Australia
This famous canyon was carved by the Colorado River.
Grand Canyon
This process continuously moves water between the atmosphere, land, and oceans.
Hydrologic (water) Cycle
It is the long-term change in Earth's temperature and weather patterns.
Climate Change
This involve breaking down that population into smaller, more manageable groups, based on characteristics such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, education, income, and more.
Demographics
What are the three main brances of geography?
1. Physical Geography
2. Human Geography
3. Environmental Geography
Oceania is divided into these three Pacific cultural regions.
Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
These landforms are almost surrounded by water but remain connected to the mainland.
Peninsulas
This is where a freshwater river meets the sea.
Estuary
It is the variety of living things, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, in a particular area or on Earth.
Biodiversity
This happens when living things move to a new location to find better conditions, such as food, safety, jobs, or a better environment.
Migration
What are the three types of regions?
1. Formal Region
2. Functional Region
3. Perceptual Region
The country that earns significant revenue from its internet domain ".tv"
Tuvalu
This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes but no volcanic activity.
Transform boundary
What percentage of Earth's water is drinkable?
About 1%
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the short-term condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.
Climate is the long-term average pattern of weather in a region.
This reflects the number of males to females in a population.
Gender Ratio
One purpose of regions is helping governments and businesses make better decisions through this.
Planning
This Polynesian nation is the last remaining Polynesian kingdom.
Tonga
The Himalayan and Andes Mountains are both examples of what type of tectonic plate boundary?
Convergent boundaries.
These hold about 69% of the world's freshwater.
Glaciers
These are the benefits ecosystems provide, such as pollination, flood control, and water purification.
Ecosystem Services
This tool helps geographers visualize the age structure of a population.
Population Pyramid