Geography unit 1

Question 1

the study of the earth and how people on it use it

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

a body of land surrounded by water

Answer 2

peninsula

Question 3

an area of elevated flat land

Answer 3

plateau

Question 4

a body of land completely surrounded by water

Answer 4

island

Question 5

a large body of salt water; they cover much of earth’s surface

Answer 5

Ocean

Question 6

a large area of nearly flat land

Answer 6

plain

Question 7

A dry environment with a few plants and animals

Answer 7

Desert

Question 8

an area of low land between hills or mountains

Answer 8

valley

Question 9

a fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring

Answer 9

oasis

Question 10

a stream of water that flows across the land and empires into another body of water

Answer 10

river

Question 11

runs east and west and measures the distance north and south of the equator

Answer 11

latitude

Question 12

height above sea level

Answer 12

altitude

Question 13

rivers running through

Answer 13

ocean currents

Question 14

a feature of earths surface mountains plains plateaus…

Answer 14

Landform

Question 15

the natural plant life of an area

Answer 15

vegetation

Question 16

show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders , capital cities and important cities.

Answer 16

Political Map

Question 17

Shows the natural features of the earth.

Answer 17

Physical Map

Question 18

living and non-living things ​made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans

Answer 18

Natural resources (NR

Question 19

a natural resource that can ​renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time.

Answer 19

Renewable resource

Question 20

c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north

Answer 20

Sargon

Question 21

written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

Answer 21

Code of Law