Final examm Flashcards
What is geography
Study of the world it’s people and the landscapes they create
What are the main branches of geography
Physical and human
Science of making maps
Science of maps
What are two specialized fields of geography
Hydrology and metereology
What is hydrology
Study of water in earth
What are the three levels at which a geographer might study the world
Regional local global
Globes maps computers and programs are..
Geographer’s basic tools
The study of weather is called
Metereology
The physical and human characteristics that define an area are its
Landscape
Is an area that has one or more features
Region
One complete spin of earth around its axis
Rotation
It’s the distance north or south of earth’s equator
Latitude
Is the set of beliefs values and practices a group of people have in common
Culture
Is an activity or behavior in which people often take part
Culture trait
Group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
Ethnic group
Is the state of having a variety of culture in the same area
Cultural diversity
The spread of culture traits
Cultural diffusion
Where is the prime meridian located
Greenwich England
What statistic subtract from a country’s population
Death rate
Examples that push people to leave their country
Wars or money
Examples that pull people to new country
Peace more opportunities
What are some types of government
Monarchy,democracy, dictatorship,communism
It is an organization of the worlds countries that promotes peace
United Nations
what are the levels of economic activity
Primary industry
Secondary industries
Tertiary industries
Quartenary industries
Economic systems
Market
Command
Countries that have market economy
Mexico
USA
Canada
Countries that have command economy
North Korea
Venezuela
Cuba
Example of culture trait
Religion
It is a smaller steam or river that flows into a larger stream River
Tributary
Where is the highest elevation in the USA located
Alaska
Name two rivers that are large tributaries of the Mississipi River
Missouri and Ohio rivers
These lakes makeup the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world
Great Lakes
What physical feature does the Mississipi River and its tributaries drain
Interior plains
Why were enslaved Africans brought to the colonies
To works on plantations.
It is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
Colony
He was the first president of USA
George Washington
From which continent did the ancestors of most Americans come from
Europe
NAFTA is a trade agreement among
USA
Mexico
Canada
What are three physical features shared by Canada and USA
St Lawrence River
Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls
Who were the first Canadians
Indians and Inuits
He is known as the father of New France he established Quebec 1608
Samuel de Champlain
What immigrant group helped build the railroads in Canada
Chinese
What office heads Canada’s government
Prime minister
Which part of Canada did the French settle
Quebec
It is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
What mineral produce more than any other country
Silver
What early culture in Mexico did the Spanish conquer
Aztec
What are the major physical features of Canada
Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
Vancouver island
The British builds forts throughout Canada in
Nova Scotia
It is a narrow strip that connects two larger land areas
Isthmus
Large group of island
Archipelago
Who built a civilization in Central America before the spaniards came
Maya’s
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Nicaragua
Managua
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Belize
Belmopan
Panama
Panama City
El Salvador
San Salvador
Costa Rica
San Jose
Which European country establish the most colonies in the grater antilles
Spain
On which island is Haiti located
Hispaniola
How many independent Caribbean island countries are there
Thirteen
He became a popular governor of Haiti gaining the respect of both black and white on the island
Toussant l’ouverture
It is a self governing territory associated with another country
Commonwealth
What crop was the basis of the colonial economy in the Caribbean islands
Sugarcane
What is the most common religion in Spain and Portugal
Roman Catholic
Which three peninsulas are in Southern Europe
Iberian Italian and Baltic
What type of landform cover much of the southern europe
Rugged mountains
Coastal plains and river valleys
Ideal areas for farming
Spain and portugal are located on a leninsula known as
Iberia
What mountain range separates spain form the rest of europe
Pyrenees
It is an independent state located within the city pf rome
Vatican city
The head of the roman catholic church
Pope
Highest mountain in europe is
Alps
In whicg country of southern europe is the Orthodox Church dominant
Greece
Lisbon is in
Portugal
The moors were muslims who conquered
Spain
Italy
Rome
Spain
Madrid
Greece
Athens
Portugal
Lisbon
What renaissance italy was
The rebirth if greek and roman ideas
What group of people form northern europe raided Europe between 800and 1100
Vikings
What elements of british culture are found around the world
Literature music and language
What teo countries make up the british isles
The republic or ireland and the UK
It is a narrow inlet of the sea between high rocky cliffs
Fjord
It is the energy from the heat of earths interior
Geothermal energy
The country most influential in eastern europe after world war II was
The soviet union
Which country violently broke apart in the 1990s
Yugoslavia
It was a nuclear power plant in ukraine that exploded in 1986
Chernobyl
Ehat is one industry that has grown in the region aince the fall of the soviet union
Tourism
It is the set of resoruces that a country needs in order to support economic activities
Infrastructure
In what country is prague located
Czech Republic
What people invaded the british isles
Roman empire
Celts
Saxons
How did magna carta affect British government
Limited the power of the kings
Climate found across southern europe
Mediterranean
Russias overall climate
Cold
Separte european russia from assian russia
Ural mountains
What type of government does russia now have
Federal republic
Czars
Emperors of russia
It is a symbol of russia by orders of czar ivan the terible is located in moscow
St basils cathedral
It is a form of the greek alphabets used to write russian
Cyrillic
Religion practiced in russia
Russian orthodox christianity
Russias main government buildings are located in
Kremlin
Caucasus countries
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
What year dis the soviet union collapse and break into 15 independent republic
1991
What 2 seas border the caucasus
Black and caspian sea
Ir is the lowest ponit of any continent and is the worlds aaltiest body of water
Dead sea
What desert covers much of syria and jordan
Sahara desert
They are mineral slats containing the element phosphorus
Phosphates
Russia
Moscow
Georgia
Tbilsi
Armenia
Yerevan
Azerbaijan
Baku
Country houses of russia
Gulags
Capital of Saudi arabia
Riyadh
Iran
Tehran
United arab emirates
Abu dhabi
River that begin in humid regiona
Exotic
Rivers
Wet fertile area in a desert
Oasis
Religion that muhammad founded in saudi arabia
Islam
Worlds first civilization located
Mesopotamia
Iraqs official language
Arabic
Government that follows strict islamic law
Islamic republic
Government of Saudi Arabia
Monarchy
Smallest country on arabian peninsula
Bahrain
North Africa
Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt
Highest elevation located in north afria
Morocco
Connects the Mediterranean sea with the red sea
Suez canal
2 important arabic influences on north african culture
Arabic language and islam
Longest river in west Africa
Niger river
They are one of the best known west african arts
Masks
Area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs
Savanna
It is the spread of desert like conditions
Desertification
Morocco
Rabat
Algeria
Algiers
Libya
Tripoli
Egypt
Cairo
Tunisia
Tunis
Rivera flown across a low flat pain in iraq
Tigrus river and euphrates
What were the people who settled in mesopotamia
Sumerians
