Map Skills Vocab
Human Geo Vocab
World Map 1
World Map 2
Miscellaneous
100
Definition of Hemisphere?
. one half of the earth
100
Definition of ethnic group
group sharing common culture and ancestry
100
A huge majority (90%) of the Earth’s people live where?
10% of the land and the northern hemisphere
100
What is the name of the ocean at the North Pole?
Arctic Ocean
100
What is urbanization?
Growth in cities due to migration from rural areas to the cities
200
Definition of Latitude
. imaginary lines running East to West
200
Definition of culture trait
a category of common cultural practices
200
How many people live on the Earth today?
7 billion
200
What is the name of the continent at the South pole?
Antarctica
200
If world population is growing, is the birth rate higher or lower than the death rate?
Higher
300
Definition of compass rose
shows cardinal directions (N, S, E, W)
300
Definition of culture region
an area where a common culture exists
300
What is the name of the imaginary line that is halfway between the poles?
Equator
300
What is the name of the smallest continent that is a small island?
Australia
300
What culture was the focus of “Super Size Me”?
American (and now worldwide) fast-food culture
400
Definition of longitude
imaginary lines running North to South
400
Definition of immigrant
migrant coming in from another country
400
If you wanted to travel from Antarctica to the equator, in which direction would you head?
North
400
What ocean borders Africa to the east?
Atlantic
400
What did the movie “Super Size Me” provide us an example of?
Cultural geography
500
Definition of legend
a key showing what map symbols mean
500
Definition of emigrant
migrant exiting their home country
500
Which two continents are part of one huge land mass (they are separated by a chain of mountains)?
Europe and Asia
500
What ocean lies between Asia and the Americas?
Pacific Ocean
500
What hemisphere do the majority of the Earth's people live on?
Northern hemisphere
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