Surrounded on three sides by water: surround on all sides by water
What is a peninsula; an island
100
The spreading of culture from one place to another
What is diffusion
100
where a place is compared to another place - the United States is North of Mexico
What is relative location
100
Causes the changing of seasons throughout the year
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis toward the sun
200
Geographers classify areas with one or more similar features as
What is a region
200
A very high piece of land - higher than a hill - classified by relief of 2000'
What is a mountain
200
Average income per person
What is per capita GDP
200
Two continents located entirely in the Western Hemisphere
What is North America and South America
200
A map that shoes population density, major religions, major languages, or political preference by state.
What is thematic or special purpose map
300
Butte, fjord, cave, glacier, cliff, loes, valley, channel, cape, mesa, geyser, moutain, bay . . . all fall under which geographic concept
What are physical characteristics
300
An elevated flat land
What is a plateau
300
Number of infant deaths per 1000
What is infant mortality
300
Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features because of
What is distoration
300
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is climate
400
Plants and animals that live in arid regions generally share the ability to go for long periods of time without water . . . this desert region is part of __________ classification system
What is ecosystem
400
A group of islands
What is archipelago
400
The average number of years males and females live
What is life expectancy
400
Geographers us this to indicate thea bsolute location of any place on Earth
What is a global grid or latitude and longitude coordinates
400
An economic activity map of a country shows
What is "how its people make a living"
500
the popularity of Chinese food throughout the United States is an example of
What is cultural convergence
500
a peninsula and the mainland are connected by an _______.
What is an isthmus
500
Level of development: half size of USA, twice poulation of USA, primarily agrarian society, growing industry in largest cities, per capita income of $4,000, high unemployment, young democracy, plans to establish a public school system to educat all young people
What is developing
500
An imaginary line running North to South dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is Prime Meridian
500
A measurement of distance North and South of the Equator