Location
What is absolute location?
The exact spot on Earth where a feature is found.
What does geography mean?
The study of the earth
What is a democracy?
A system of government where power is held by the citizens.
What is GDP?
The value of all goods and services produced in a country.
What is culture?
The beliefs, customs, and ways of life shared by groups of people.
What is relative location?
Describes where a feature is in relation to other features around it.
What are 3 examples of landforms?
Mountains, valleys, plateaus, plains, hills
Name a country with a monarchy.
Britain, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand
What is GDP per capita?
A country's GDP divided by its number of citizens.
Name an aspect of culture.
Food, holidays, language, music, etc.
Name the 7 continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia
What is a desert?
A dry area with little precipitation and little to no vegetation.
What is a dictatorship?
Rule by one person, usually with force or military
What are exports?
Products a country sends to other countries to be sold there.
What is a UNESCO world heritage site?
A place listed by the United Nations as having special cultural or physical significance.
What is the prime meridian?
The line of 0 degrees longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Define a peninsula
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a constitutional government?
A government whose authority is defined by a constitution.
What are imports?
Products a country brings in to sell from another country.
Give an example of a tradition.
Holidays, festivals, or rituals
What does latitude measure?
The distance north or south of the equator
What is a plateau?
An area of high, flat terrain
Define the head of state
The chief public representative of a government, which may hold executive or ceremonial powers.
What is a monetary unit?
A standard unit of value of a country's coinage
What is a major world religion?
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism