Final Flashcards
Is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
Geography
Is all human and physical features that make it unique.
Landscape
Is a field that studies people and the relationships among them.
Social science
Is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
Region
What are the 3 levels of organization in geography?
Local level, regional level, and global level
Is a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth’s surface.
Map
Is a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet
Globe
How are globes and maps similar?
Both are to locate and show what the world looks like
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, place, regions, movement and human-environment interaction
Where something is.
Location
Describes the features that make a site unique
Place
Are areas that share common characteristics
Regions
Looks at how and why people and things move.
Movement
People interact with their environment in many ways.
Human-environment interaction
A specific description like this one.
Absolute location
This general description of where a place lies
Relative location
What are 2 branches of geography?
Physical and human geography
Is the study of the world’s people, communities and landscapes
Human geography
Is the study of the world’s physical features, its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants
Physical geography
The science of making maps
Meteorology
A region’s average weather conditions over a long period
Climate
What parts of the earth receives the most heat of the sun?
The part of the earth that is tilted towards the sun
Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air
Monsoon
What is an environment?
Surroundings
Is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live
Ecosystem
Is any material in nature that people used and value
Natural resource
2 types of natural resources.
Air, soil
The production of electricity from water power
Hydroelectric power
Is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group has in common
Culture
Is an activity or behavior in which people often take part
Culture trait
The spread of culture traits from one region to another
Cultural diffusion
Is a form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority
Democracy
Is a political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country
Communism
What is the difference between developed and developing countries?
Developed has strong economies and developing has less productive economies
The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other though culture and trade.
Globalization
Piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.
Peninsula
Capital of Mexico
Mexico City
Climate of the Yucatan peninsula?
Hot and dry
Mexico’s most important resource?
Petroleum and oil
Was a mexican catholic priest.
Miguel hidalgo
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
Isthmus
A large group of islands
Archipelago
What is the major resource in Central America and the Caribbean?
Coffee, bananas, sugarcane and cotton
What is the official language of Belize?
English
A war between political factions or regions within the same country
Civil war
The canal cuts across the isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade
Panama canal
A regional variety of a language
Dialect
Main language in Panama
Spanish
Malin religion in Mexico
Catholic
Main religion in Panama
Roman catholicism
What is the world’s largest river?
Amazon River
Is a partially enclosed body of water, where freshwater mixes with salty seawater
Estuary
The clearing of trees
Deforestation
Who were the first persons to live in Brazil?
American Indias
What european colonized brazil?
Portugal
Main religion in brazil
Roman catholic
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs
Megacity
Means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
Landlocked
Mediterranean climate
Warm and dry
Largest city in Greece
Athens
Is a narrow inlet of the sea set between high rocky cliffs
Fjord
An ocean current flowing toward the british
North Atlantic drift
Which 2 cities are the central to the economy of the British isles?
The Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom
A system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government
Constitutional monarchy
Were Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early middle ages
Vikings
Largest country in scandinavia
Sweden
Which Northern European city is a major European economic center?
United Kingdom and Ireland republic
What does czar mean?
Emperor
What 3 countries make up the Caucasus?
Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
The government owns all businesses
Command economy
Which Caucasus country has a economy based on oil?
Azerbaijan
Main natural resources of Eastern Mediterranean
Valuable minerals and water
This desert of rock and gravel. Covered much of Syria and Jordan
Syrian desert
Known as the father of the turks, was the first president, he modernized Turkey
Kemal Atatürk
Government of Turkey
National Assembly
Turkey’s largest city
Istanbul
This dispersal of the Jewish population
Diaspora
Israel’s largest city
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Means “fit” in Hebrew, is the term used for food allowed under Jewish dietary laws
Kosher
Arabic-speaking nomads who mostly live in the deserts of southwest Asia
Bedouins
What country ruled Lebanon during WWI?
France
Climate of most Israel, Jordan and Syria is..
Desert
It is the world’s longest river
Nile River
Which countries make up North Africa?
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt
It is between the Sinai and the rest of Egypt
Suez Canal
Main language of North Africa
Arabic
Divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth or occupation
Caste system
Main religion in India
Hinduism
The dominant religion of India
Hinduism
Is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha
Buddhism
Is a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
Delta
Considered by many to be the father of modern India.
Gandhi
A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
Colony
Capital of Guatemala
Guatemala city
Capital of Costa Rica
San José/ St Jose
Capital of Panama
Panama city
Capital of Cuba
Havana
Capital of Argentina
Buenos Aires
Capital of Brazil
Brasilia
Capital of Spain
Madrid
Capital of Italy
Rome
Capital of Portugal
Lisbon
Capital of Greece
Athens
Capital of United Kingdom
London
Capital of Norway
Oslo
Capital of Finland
Helsinki
Capital of Ireland
Dublin
Capital of Russia
Moscow
Capital of Turkey
Ankara
Capital of Israel
Jerusalem
Capital of Morocco
Rabat
Capital of Algeria
Algiers
Capital of Tunisia
Tunis
Capital of Egypt
Cairo
Capital of India
New Delhi
Capital of Madagascar
Antananarivo
Capital of Sri Lanka
Colombo
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Name two important resources in southern Europe
Regions, climate, the sea
Which country has a large supply of geothermal energy?
Iceland
Is a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there
Free port
What regions of the world have the highest levels of population density?
Indian subcontinent, east Asia and Japan
What is an environmental problem in Mexico?
Smog
What type of landform covers much of Southern Europe?
Rugged mountains
A group of muslims from North Africa
Moors
Two of the most common foods in Southern European cooking are:
Pasta and they always cook with yogurts and honey
About what year the vikings first reach North Africa?
In the 900’s
Was the first leader of Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
The majority of Russians are descended from the…
Slavs
It is the lowest point on any continent
Dead sea
Most people living in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan are..
Muslims
What are North Africa major resources?
Oil, gas, iron, coal, and natural gas
Important Arab influence in North African culture
They brought the Arabic and the Islam language to the region
It is the civilization that begins in the Indus River Valley
Harappan Civilization
India’s 2 largest cities..
Mumbai and Kolkata
Is a state of perfect peace in which suffering and reincarnation end
Nirvana
Ia the festival of lights, celebrates Hindu, Sikh and Jain beliefs
Dwalli
It is the highest peak in the world
Mount Everest
What language was spoken by Aryans?
Sanskrit
