Chapter 1
0* latitude
What is the equator?
surroundings
What is environment?
Makes up 3% of Earth's water supply
What is freshwater?
It is cold during the winter months in New York is describing its ______
What is climate?
Definition of migration
What is moving from one place to live in another?
Tells the cardinal direction on a map - north, south, east, west
What is a compass rose?
Causes seasons to change
What is Earth's revolution around the sun?
A set of beliefs, values and practices that a group of people has in common
What is culture?
It is raining today is an example of describing ___.
What is weather?
Passed down from generation to generation
What is how cultures develop?
The average weather over a long period of time.
What is climate?
One complete spin on Earth's axis
What is rotation?
Fill in the blank: Evaporation, ___, Precipitation, Runoff
What is condensation?
the total number of people in a given area
What is population?
a type of government when a single (one person), powerful leader has total control
What is a dictator(ship)?
Two ways used to describe absolute location
What are address and (latitude, longitude) coordinates?
Shapes on the planet's surface
What are landforms?
The part of the map that shows measurement or distance
What is the scale?
High literacy rate, long lifespan, access to healthcare and education are descriptions of what type of country.
What is a developed country?
a type of government where people elect their leaders and rule by majority
What is a democracy?
An imaginary line running north and south from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0* longitude
What is the prime meridian?
the place where animals and plants live
What is habitat?
Fill in the blank: Location, ______, region, movement, human-environment interaction.
What is place?
The type of economy found in Cuba
What is command (economy)?
The process in which countries are linked to each other through culture and trade
What is globalization?