SOL Packet Review Flashcards
What helps find a precise point on a map?
Latitude and longitude.
Which goes east and west
latitude
What does climate have an effect on?
Crops, Clothing, housing, and natural hazards.
what are the five main religions.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What is Field Work
The process of observing and collecting data about people, cultures, and natural environments
What is a database
An organized collection of structured information or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
what is a globe?
Types of thematic maps
Population, Economic Activity, Resource,Language,
Ethnicity
Vegetation Regions
Rain forest, Savanna, Desert, Steppe,Middle Latitude forests, Taiga, Tundra
What is Mercator projection used for?
it is used to navigate ships/boats
what are some Disputed areas
Korea, Western Sahara, Former Yugoslavia, Kashmir
What is another name for latitude?
Parallel
What is secondary economic activity?
Manufacturing and processing
what are some Islands in Europe
Great Britain, Ireland, Sicily, Iceland
What is another name for longitude?
meridian