intro geo test 1 LANDFORMS Flashcards

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1
Q

densest greatest population

A

plains

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2
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population scattered sparse

A

hills

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3
Q

spectacular but small population

A

mountains

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4
Q

population varies with latitude

A

plateus

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5
Q

little or no population

A

buttes

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6
Q

can be densely populated

A

river valleys

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7
Q

almost every human occupation from farming to manufacturing

A

plains

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8
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lumbering, herding, some tourism, bootlegging

A

hills

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9
Q

mining lumbering tourism

A

mountains

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10
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no real restrictions, varies with nearness to equator

A

plateaus

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11
Q

small, flat feature used for tv/radio communication

A

buttes

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12
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agriculture, rich soil

A

river valley

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13
Q

examples of plains

A

pampas(argentina)
siberian(russia)
central(usa)

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14
Q

examples of hills

A

appalachian(usa)

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15
Q

examples of mountains

A

himalaya’s (china)
rockies (canada/usa)
andes (south america)

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16
Q

examples of plateaus

A

tibetan (asia/china)
mexican (mexico)
deccan (India)

17
Q

examples of buttes

A

western
N. Dakota
Montana

18
Q

south america cape

A

cape horn

19
Q

africa cape

A

cape of great hopes

20
Q

cape with sketchy weather

A

cape horn

21
Q

cape with sharks

A

cape of great hopes

22
Q

when river hits the ocean

A

delta

23
Q

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

A

tributary

24
Q

where river starts

A

source

25
Q

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.

A

strait

26
Q

name great lakes

A
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior