Vocab
short-term changes in the air
weather
Which of the following subjects would a human geography study the most?
a: mountains
b: populations
c: rivers
d: volcanoes
b: populations
most of Earth's water supply is made up of...
salt water
What are Earth's largest and most destructive storms?
hurricanes
which economic system is used in the US?
market economy
science of making maps
cartography
how many essential elements of geography are there
6
which of the following is a cause of erosion?
a: evaporation
b: ice
c: plate collisions
d: Earth's tilt
b: ice
which climate zone occurs only in the upper latitudes
polar
a government in which a single, powerful ruler exerts complete control is a
dictatorship
no longer is existence/no longer living
extinct
what is the study of weather called?
meteorology
changes in solar energy that create day and night are a result of...
Earth's rotation
where are the most diverse habitats on Earth found?
tropical rain forest
improvements in technology
any material in nature that people use and value
natural resource
what is the smallest level at which a geographer might study a place?
local
which regions of Earth have seasons tied to the amount of rainfall?
the tropics
which renewable energy sources uses the heat of Earth's interior to generate power?
geothermal energy
what developments led to the rapid increase in world population in the last 200 years?
a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live
ecosystems
the physical and human characteristics that define an area are its...
landscape
the theory of continental drift explains how...
Earth's continents have moved thousands of miles
The cold winds that flow away from the North and South poles are the...
polar easterlies
what is globalization?
why is it happening?
what is one good and bad thing as a result of globalization?
varies