GEO unit 2 vocab quiz

Question 1

Map Projection

Answer 1

A mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

Question 2

Title

Answer 2

The name of the map

Question 3

Orientation

Answer 3

Uses a compass rose for direction on a map

Question 4

Elevation

Answer 4

The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

Question 5

Scale

Answer 5

The size of space on a map

Question 6

Author

Answer 6

The person who created the map

Question 7

Legend

Answer 7

Tells what the symbols mean

Question 8

Political Map

Answer 8

Shows features on the Earth’s surface that are human-created

Question 9

physical map

Answer 9

Shows various types of physical features like landforms or bodies of water.

Question 10

choropleths

Answer 10

Map that use grated colors or symbols to show specific Properties or quantities. Also known as thematic Maps

Question 11

geographic information systems (GIS)

Answer 11

Computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information

Question 12

cartography

Answer 12

The creation of maps, including projection and design.

Question 13

latitude

Answer 13

Lines on a map that run east to west they measured the distance from the earth’s equator

Question 14

Longitude

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Lines on a map that run north to south that measures the distance from the prime of Meridian

Question 15

plate tectonics

Answer 15

The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which creates many of Earth’s physical features

Question 16

subduction

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Process by which oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates, often causing mountains to form on land

Question 17

seafloor spreading

Answer 17

The process by which magma wells up between oceanic plates and pushes the plates apart

Question 18

weather

Answer 18

Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time

Question 19

climate

Answer 19

Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time

Question 20

revolution

Answer 20

In astronomy, the Earth’s yearly trip around the sun, takes 365.25 days

Question 21

current

Answer 21

Cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, generally in a circular pattern

Question 22

prevailing wind

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Wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern

Question 23

windward

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Being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing (wind in your face)

Question 24

leeward

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Being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing (wind at your back)

Question 25

rain shadow

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Result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges

Question 26

biome

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Major type of ecological community defines primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups

Question 27

weathering

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The physical process in which the Earth’s surface is worn away by wind, water, or other elements

Question 28

elliptical

Answer 28

shaped like an oval

Question 29

sustain

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To keep, preserve, and care for.

Question 30

humidity

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The amount of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 31

meteorology

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The study of the Earth’s atmosphere and its weather conditions.

Question 32

organism

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A living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

Question 33

air pressure

Answer 33

Pressure caused by the weight of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 34

barometer

Answer 34

An instrument used to measure air pressure.