Landforms/Bodies of Water
Geography Terms
Government
Middle East
Asia
100
an area of relatively flat land
What are plains?
100
the average weather for a particular region
What is climate?
100
A government in which no one rules or is in charge. No laws.
What is anarchy?
100
a group of states or territories that are under one leader with a large army
What is an empire?
100
exchange goods without using money
What is bartering?
200
a raised, large area of flat land
What are plateaus?
200
half of the Earth
What is a hemisphere?
200
A government in which citizens elect (vote) on their leader.
What is a democracy?
200
a type of religion in which one God (or Supreme Being) is worshipped
What is monotheism?
200
A type of government in which power is concentrated in the central government
What is a communist government?
300
a narrow channel connecting 2 larger bodies of water
What is a strait?
300
an imaginary line around the Earth that is the same distance between the north and south poles
What is the equator?
300
A government in which a religious leader governs based on a religion
What is a theocracy?
300
The five duties (responsibilities) expected of every Muslim.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
300
Amount of people in an area
What is population density?
400
a large, narrow place that is filled with water and was created by people so that boats could pass through it
What is a canal?
400
a map that shows government boundaries for countries, states, counties, etc.
What is a political map?
400
A government in which a king or a queen rules.
What is a monarchy?
400
1. They were located on the busiest trade route of that time 2. They conquered city after city 3. Spread their religion and language to places around them
Who was the Ottoman Empire?
400
Fear of communism being spread from country to country.
What is the Domino Effect?
500
A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water
What is a tributary?
500
1. Location 2. Place 3. Movement 4. Region 5. Human Environment Interaction
What are the Five Themes of Geography?
500
government in which the leader typically forces himself into power and doesn't let the people have much
What is a dictatorship?
500
This city had several city-states in its civilization.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
The collision of tectonic plates causes this.
What are volcanoes?