Exam Vocab Flashcards
The region of the surface and atmosphere of the earth
Biosphere
All the water On the earth’s surface such as Seas and lakes
Hydrosphere
The crust or upper mantle of the earth surface
Lithosphere
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth
Atmosphere
Imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth is equally distant from both poles
equator
The earth zero of longitude
The prime meridian
Exact spot on Earth’s surface expressed by using longitude and latitude
Exact location
A person who studies the weather of Earth’s atmosphere
Meteorologist
A person who studies the earth and its features and also the people that live on it
Geologist!!
scientists that deal with the physical and biological properties of the seas and oceans
Oceanographer
A person who makes maps!!
Cartographer
There are four of these directions north south east west!!!!!
Cardinal directions
The four cardinal direction
Intermediate directions
A map design show government boundaries of the country and usually their capitals
Political map
The wearing away of appeared or texture
Weathering
Glacier episode during the past geological period
Ice Age
Piece of land, surrounded by water it is projected out into a body of water
Penninsula
A group of islands
Archipelago
What is water held underground in the soil
Groundwater
Along the wave caused by earthquakes under the water
Tsunami
About 23° south of the Equater
Tropic of Cancer Capricorn
What is a line of latitude about 23° north of the equator
Tropic of Cancer
One of the two times in the year the summer solstice or the winter solstice when the sun reaches the highest or the lowest point
Solstice
What is a monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the laws revealed to Moses and recorded in the Torah
Judaism
What is the religion of the Muslims It is a monotheistic faith It revolves around their God Muhammad and their profit Allah
Islam
What is the name of the sacred book of Islam
Koran
A follower of the Islam religion
Muslim
What is the belief that there only one God
Monotheism
The fertile area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates
Fertile crescent
The mass murder of Jews under the Nazi during the period 1941 45
Holocaust
Tall slender tower technically part of the Mosque with the balcony from which calls Muslims to pray
Minaret
What is the system of government in which priests rule
Theocracy
What is a religious journey
Hajj
What are the Sahel Countries
Mauritania Mali Burkina Faso Niger chad
The believe of supernatural powers that organisms animate the material universe
Animism
What is a long steep slope one at the edge of plateau
Escarpment
What is title of a former monarch of Iran
Shah
A market part or part of the market is Arabic city
Suq
Palestine liberation organization
PLO
What is a settlement in Israel play settlers share all their property and make good as well as carry out farming
Kibbutz
The five duties expected of every Moslem
Five pillars of Islam
What is geography
Is the study of Earth and its people
What are the seven continents of the world
North Africa Europe Asia Australia Africa South Africa Antarctica
What are the two main branches of geography
Physical geography and also human geography
What are the five parts of a map
Title compass Rose map key scale symbols
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region.
