geography MIDTERM Flashcards
What is the smallest continent
Australia
What is the largest continent
Asia
What are the seven continents
Asia Europe Africa North America South America Australia Antarctica
What kind of map displays elevation with different colors
Physical map
What kind of map displays countries or states with different colors
Political map
what kind of lines run north and south but measure east and west
Another name for them is meridians
Longitude lines
What lines run east and west but measure north and south
Another name for them is parallels
Latitude
What is the imaginary line that separates the earth into Southern and Northern hemispheres
Equator
What is the imaginary line that separates the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
Prime meridian
What is the name for a way to locate a certain place using longitude and latitude lines, addresses, streets, etc.
Absolute location
What is a way to locate a certain place using another place nearby in relation to the place you are looking for
Relative location
What are the four important map elements
Title
Scale
Legend/key
Scale
What are the five major oceans
Pacific Atlantic Arctic Indian Southern
What are the five themes of geography
MRHELP Movement Region Human-Environment Interaction Location Place
What percent of North America do the United States and Canada make up
4/5 or 80%
What percent of the United States’ population is Native American
1%
What percent of Canada’s population is Native American
3%
What are Canada and the United States sometimes referred to as because both were once colonies of Britain and both groups of citizens largely speak English
Anglo-America
What climates are shared by the United States and Canada
They both have moderate climates – an example is humid continental
What is different about the climates in the United States and Canada
The United States has much more natural disasters
Much of the US is milder, drier, and even more topical because we are South of 40° latitude
What are the four regions of the United States
South
Midwest
West
Northeast
What region is located along the equator and receives 100+ inches of rain per year
Tropical wet
What region is located along the equator on outer edges of Tropical Wet regions
They have two seasons: Summer (wet); Winter (dry)
Tropical wet and dry
What region is the transition between wet and dry regions
Sometimes, not very often, they get rain
Long droughts
Semi-arid
What region is located along 30 degree latitude lines
Cold water currents force dry air over land
Desert
What region is located between 30 and 45 degrees latitude
WEST side of continents
Mild weather (no extreme) due to ocean currents
Mediterranean
What region is located on the west-coast, mid-latitude
Influenced by the presence of mountains
Marine west coast
What region is located on east coasts between 20 and 30 degrees latitude
Minimal temperature change
Humid subtropical
What region is located in the interior of continents between 40 and 60 degrees latitude
4 seasons, drastic temperature changes
20-50 inches of precipitation.
Humid continental
What region is located in interior at high altitudes
Long extremely cold winters & short cool summer
Subarctic
What region is located along the Arctic Ocean
Some places in this region never thaw
Tundra
What region is located near the poles
Ice Cap
What region is usually found in mountain areas or plateau areas
Their temperature depends on elevation - warm to cold
Highlands