Map Features
Lines of latitude and longitude cross each other in the form of a ___________ system.
Grid
Is the study of the earth in all of its variety
Geography
covers about 70 percent of the earth's surface
Water
A broad lowland runs like a quilt's border along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Coastal Plains
The southern part of these plains is a huge rolling _______, or mill grassland, with very fertile soil
Prairie
Mapmakers face a similar problem in showing the surface of the round earth on a flat map. The different ways they have found to do this are called
Projections
Every place on the earth can be given an exact position on the globe, which is
Absolute Location
Another source of freshwater is __________, or water that fills tiny cracks and hole in the rock layers below the surface of the earth
Groundwater
Also known as a super city.
Megapolis
is a fuel that is formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
Fossil Fuel
The map's _____ tells you what distance on the earth is represented by the Measurement on the maps bar.
Scale
areas that share some common characteristics
Regions
violent tropical storm systems, form over the warm Atlantic Ocean at certain times .of the year
Hurricanes
_______ industries are businesses that provide _______ to customers rather than producing farm or industrial products
Service(s)
In 1993 the three major countries of North America—Canada, the United States, and Mexico—created a new trading partnership.
NAFTA
are especially useful for measuring quantities, and they may show the ___ running across or raising from the bottom.
Bar Graph
Earth makes one ________, or complete trip around the sun, in 3651/4 day
Revolution
In parts of the tundra and subarctic regions, the lower layers of soil are known as
Permafrost
Is a way to plow land so it holds rainwater.
Dry Farming
The head of the largest political party in parliament
Parliamentary Democracy
Which is distance measured in degrees north and south of the Equator at 0°
Latitude
breaks surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil. Water, chemicals, and frost cause this
Weathering
The elevation above which no trees grow.
Timberline
People from othe lands who have come to live permanently in the United States
Immigrant
Canada is a _________ country, or a country with two official languages
Bilingual