Map Basics
The two major meridians.
What are the Prime Meridian and International Dateline?
This climate zone is found along the equator.
What is the tropical/torrid zone?
The number of sides of a peninsula which are covered by water.
What is three?
The type of government which is ruled by one person.
What is a autocracy?
The country located at 34S 56W.
What is Uruguay?
The equator divides the earth into these.
What are the Northern & Southern hemispheres?
The process in which water goes from the ocean to land and back again.
What is the hydrologic cycle?
A large landform that has a flat top with steep cliffs; it is very table-like.
What is a plateau?
This wind pattern blows in the tropical zone and brought ships from Africa to the Americas.
What are Trade Winds or (Tropical) Easterlies?
The capital located at 25N 121E.
What is Taipei?
The five major parallels.
What are the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle?
These climate zones is known for having four seasons.
What are Temperate Zones?
These feed into rivers to make them larger.
What are tributaries?
What is Culture?
The coordinates of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (within 5 degrees).
What are 24.7136° N, 46.6753° E?
The second smallest continent.
What is Europe?
Highlands are found in these climate zones.
What are ALL climate zones OR the frigid, temperate, and torrid/tropical zones.
This is a triangular landform where rivers/streams branch out into the ocean.
What is a Delta?
The economic system where the government tries to distribute wealth and give access resources - usually through higher taxes.
What is socialism?
The coordinates of Kailua-Kona (within 5 degrees).
What are 19.6419° N, 155.9962° W?
The ocean nearest to Antarctica.
What is the Southern Ocean?
These climate zones are located near the north and south poles.
What are the Frigid Zones?
This is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
What is an isthmus?
This economic system hopes to create a classless society where everything is shared.
What is a Communism?
The coordinates of Cape Town, South Africa. (Within 5 degrees)
What are 33.9249° S, 18.4241° E?