Geography Chapter 2 Flashcards
A map that shows desert, desert scrub and tropical grassland is called a Map.
Vegetation zone map
Maps that show population density
Thematic maps
What two things do you find on a physical features map?
Landforms
Bodies of water
What term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
Climate
What are coal, iron,trees, and petroleum all examples of ?
Natural resources
What does an economic activity map of a country show?
Jobs, resources and use of land
What kind of information is shown on a graph of precipitation and temperature?
Climate patterns
What do geographers call an are with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
Region
Bay
A body of water forming an indentation of a shoreline, larger than a cove, smaller than a gulf.
Coast
The land next to a seashore
Volcano
A vent in Earth’s crust through which lava, steam, ashes etc. are expelled
Reef
A ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris.
River
A natural stream of water of fairly large size
Canyon
A deep valley often with steep sides with a stream flowing through it
Island
A tract of land completely surrounded by water
