Culture
The total way of life of a group of people, including their language, food, beliefs, and customs.
culture
The popular Italian dish made with sauce and cheese that spread globally to become an American staple
pizza
Putting on a heavy winter coat, gloves, and a hat when it snows is an example of human ______
adaptation
The primary line of latitude, located at 0 degrees, that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
Equator
The largest continent on Earth in both size and population
asia
A geographic area where people share common cultural traits, such as language or religion.
culture region
This global sports tournament held every four years helps diffuse soccer rules and fandom across all continents.
FIFA World cup
Building a huge concrete dam across a river to create a lake and generate electricity is human ______.
modification
The imaginary line of longitude located at 0 degrees that passes through Greenwich, England.
Prime Meridian
The frozen continent at the bottom of the world where no humans live permanently.
Antarctica
A custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation within a community.
tradition
The main process through which cultural traits spread from one society to another due to movement, trade, or war.
cultural diffusion
Digging long ditches or laying pipes to move river water to dry farmland is called this.
irrigation
Combining latitude and longitude coordinates gives you this exact point on Earth, as opposed to a relative location.
absolute location
Home to Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this is the third-largest continent by area.
North America
The primary system of communication—spoken, written, or signed—that forms the backbone of any culture.
Language
The technology tool that allows cultural traits like music, memes, and videos to diffuse instantly around the world today.
Internet (or social media)
Coal, oil, and gold mines dug deep underground represent this type of environmental change.
modification
These lines run North to South on a globe and meet at the poles.
longitude
Combining Europe and Asia into a single continuous landmass yields this combined geographical term.
Eurasia
A sense of confusion when facing a different culture
culture shock
Tacos becoming one of the most popular fast foods in the United States is an example of this.
cultural diffusion
Cutting down vast areas of trees to make space for towns, farms, or timber is an environmental modification known as this.
deforestation
what are the two lines that measure 0 degrees?
prime meridian and equator
The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all 7 continents were joined together.
Pangaea