Unit 1- Geography And Maps

Question 1

Birth rate

Answer 1

Number of people in a population who are born each year out of 1,000

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

Usual weather in a place over time

Question 3

Climate change

Answer 3

Shifts in climate over time

Question 4

Climate map

Answer 4

Map that shows patterns in climate and weather

Question 5

Compass rose

Answer 5

Map feature showing location of North

Question 6

Concentric zone model

Answer 6

Geographic model showing typical patterns of urban land use

Question 7

Cultural diffusion

Answer 7

Spread of ideas and practices from place to place

Question 8

Death rate

Answer 8

Number of people in a population who die each year out of 1,000

Question 9

Demographics

Answer 9

Study of populations

Question 10

Demographic transition model

Answer 10

Geographic model tracing patterns of population growth

Question 11

Economic map

Answer 11

Map that shows economic information like the locations of resources

Question 12

Equator

Answer 12

Central line of latitude

Question 13

Hemisphere

Answer 13

Half of Earth

Question 14

Human geography

Answer 14

The study of how people interact with broad regional systems

Question 15

Infant mortality rate

Answer 15

Number of babies who die before reaching age one out of 1,000 births

Question 16

Key/legend

Answer 16

Map Feature that shows each symbol and it’s meaning

Question 17

Latitude

Answer 17

Imaginary lines that circle the earth east to west

Question 18

Life expectancy

Answer 18

Number of years and average person can expect to live

Question 19

Longitude

Answer 19

Imaginary lines that circle the earth from north to south

Question 20

Map projection

Answer 20

The way in which the round earth is transferred to a flat map

Question 21

Mercator projection

Answer 21

Common map projection that distorts scale far from the equator

Question 22

Migration

Answer 22

Movement of people from place to place

Question 23

Physical geography

Answer 23

Study of earth and it’s landforms, bodies of water, and physical systems

Question 24

Physical map

Answer 24

Map that shows information about landforms and bodies of water

Question 25

Political map

Answer 25

Map that shows borders and cities

Question 26

Population density

Answer 26

A measure of how many people live within a set land area, like a square mike or square kilometer

Question 27

Population pyramid

Answer 27

Geographic model showing populations by age bands and gender

Question 28

Prime meridian

Answer 28

The central line of longitude

Question 29

Scale

Answer 29

Map feature that shows distance

Question 30

Thematic map

Answer 30

Map that shows information in a particular subject, like voting patterns, sites of military conflicts, or population patterns

Question 31

Weather

Answer 31

Measure of the atmospheric conditions in a place at a certain time, such as temperature, wind, and precipitation