Geography
the study of physical and cultural features of the world
What is geography
imaginary line that separates northern and southern hemispheres
What is the equator
a person who makes maps
Who is a cartographer
people who move from one country to another
What is a immigrant
hills, mountains, plains, valleys, etc
What are landforms
River close to Washington D.C.
What is the Potomac River
imaginary lines that run east-west around the earth
What is lines of latitude
a map that shows different geographical distribution of data
What is a cartogram
Reason for so many people to leave Ireland in the 18th century
a potato fungus which caused a famine
Steeps slopes where people created flat and were shelf-like to grow their crops
What are terraces
Washington D.C. lies between what two states
What is Maryland and Virginia
Another name for lines of longitude
What is meridians
cartogram that shows the number of people in the world
What is a population cartogram
caused the "gold fever"
What is the Gold Rush
Lake in Las Vegas that was created by millions of gallons of water from Colorado River, but is now drying up
What is Lake Mead
highest peak in the U.S.A.
What is Mount McKinley
The number of times zones Earth has
What is 24
cartogram that shows a map of water on Earth
What is a Microwave Map
Not coming in the country legally
What is illegal migration
Falls that have created hydroelectric power
What is Niagra Falls
lowest point in the U.S.A.
What is Death Valley, Ca
Reasons why it can be different days in different parts of the world
What is... Earth is round and a new day must start somewhere
Cartogram that shows the movement of a hurricane
What is an infrared map
reason that caused people to migrate during the Great Depression in the U.S.
What was a drought
drilling into the earth with pressurized wastewater to open areas where oil and gas can be found
What is fracking