Asia
What is control is placed entirely in the leader's hands and his/her appointees. No limit is placed on the leader's power. Government has no or weak Constitution. Ex: Monarchy, Dictatorship, Theocracy, Oligarchy
Unlimited Government
What is the region of the earth surrounding the equator; the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Tropics
What is a circle showing the principle directions printed on a map or chart
Compass Rose
What is government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation
Democracy
What is a triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
Delta
What is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
Equator
What is to bring in goods (merchandise, raw materials, agriculture) and services (workers) into a country from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, or services
Import
What is a political system based upon an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her position through heredity
Monarchy
What is to send/ship out raw materials, agriculture, and products to other countries or places for sale or exchange
Export
What shows borders between countries, states and counties
Political Map
line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth
Prime Meridian
What is a form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations?
Dictatorship
What is soil fit for or cultivated by plowing: suitable for producing crops
Arable
What is the height above a given level, especially sea level
Elevation
What is the distance measured by degrees east or west from the prime meridian; meridians
Longitude
What farming or system of farming provides all or almost all the goods required by the farm family usually without any significant surplus for sale
Subsistence Farming
What shows the geographic features of an area
Physical Map
What is a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map
Scale
What is a governing or controlling body whose power exists only within pre-defined limits that are established by a constitution or other source of authority
Limited Government
What is the distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees; parallels
Latitude
What is a social, or economic, system in which property and goods are owned in common
Communism
What is an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart
Legend
What is a large landmass smaller than a continent
Sub- Continent
What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
Isthmus
What are the shared beliefs of a group
Culture