Kevin's Cards about Geography

Question 1

Isthmus

Answer 1

a narrow strip of land with water on two sides that connects 2 larger land masses

Question 2

Archipelago

Answer 2

a chain of islands

Question 3

Migration

Answer 3

movement from one country or place to another

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

way of life of a group of people who share common beliefs and customs

Question 5

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 5

process of spreading new knowledge or skills to other cultures

Question 6

Irrigation

Answer 6

the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. Irrigation helps grow agricultural crops

Question 7

Transportation Corridor

Answer 7

a physical feature that allows trade to take place. Ex: Rivers and Oceans

Question 8

Transportation Barrier

Answer 8

a physical feature that blocks the ability to trade. Ex: Mountains

Question 9

Strait

Answer 9

a narrow stream that connects 2 larger bodies of water

Question 10

Thematic Map

Answer 10

has a theme that shows data

Question 11

Physical Maps

Answer 11

shows the Earth’s natural features

Question 12

Political Maps

Answer 12

shows boundaries

Question 13

Polar

Answer 13

Few people live here due to extreme cold

Question 14

Middle ( Temperate )

Answer 14

favorable climate, where MOST people live

Question 15

Low ( Tropics )

Answer 15

Always warm and hot and has a rainy season

Question 16

Cardinal Directions

Answer 16

North, South, East, and West

Question 17

Intermediate Directions

Answer 17

Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest

Question 18

Hemisphere

Answer 18

Half of the Globe

Question 19

Multiculturalism

Answer 19

A society made up of several different diverse cultures

Question 20

Human Geography

Answer 20

Human made like parks

Question 21

Physical Environmental Processes

Answer 21

The processes, actions, operations, and cycles that occur naturally in the environment without the aid of man.