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
Plain
An area of land not significant in elevation with relatively minor differences
Strait
Narrow body of water connecting to larger bodies of water
Mountain range
A series of more or less connected mountains in a range
Delta
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Isthmus
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Plateau
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Peninsula
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