Chapter 2

Question 1

hemisphere

Answer 1

a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles

Question 2

scale

Answer 2

each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.

Question 3

latitude

Answer 3

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

Question 4

longitude

Answer 4

the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

Question 5

projection

Answer 5

an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.

Question 6

culture

Answer 6

the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Question 7

migration

Answer 7

seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.