Definitions
Land surrounded on 3 sides by water ex: Italy, Florida, Greece
Peninsula
Cutting down trees
Deforestation
largest in size and population and wealthiest continent
Asia
Name 2 of the 4 basic parts of a map
Compass, Key/Legend, Title, Scale
What do islands typically lack
natural resources
0 degrees latitude, divdies the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
Equator
turning arable (farmable) land into desert
Desertification
name the largest ocean
Pacific
What type of map shows the natural features like mountains, deserts and rivers
Physical or topographic
When world population reaches 9billion, how much more energy will we need?
25%
study of populations
demographics
When an area lacks adequate food, the people experience
Hunger/famine
What ocean is on the East coast of North America?
Atlantic
What lines run east to west across the globe, measuring degrees North and South of the Equator
Latitude
Why are coal, oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?
Came from animal fossils
What is a chain of islands called
Archipelago
Name 1 of the 2 main countries facing overpopulation
India/China
What continent has the countries: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina
South America
A map that shows the favorite snack of each state, or climate, or population denisty is this type of map
Thematic/Special Purpose
What population is needed to be considered a megacity?
10 million
Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses ex: Panama
Isthmus
What other problems does poverty lead to?
less education, hunger, poor health
What body of water is north of Africa and South of Europe
Mediterannean Sea
How is a capital city generally shown on a map: A. all capital letters B. a star C. a dot D. a cross
B. a star
What is Earth's deepest point known as?
Challenger Deep/Mariana Trench