Unit 1: Vocab

Question 1

geographia

Answer 1

“to describe the Earth”

Question 2

geography

Answer 2

study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the Earth

Question 3

linear distance

Answer 3

how far something travels

Question 4

time

Answer 4

how long it takes

Question 5

psychological distance

Answer 5

how people view it

Question 6

globe

Answer 6

three-dimensional representation of the Earth

Question 7

map

Answer 7

two-dimensional representation of the Earth’s surface

Question 8

cartographer

Answer 8

mapmaker

Question 9

satellites

Answer 9

provide geographical data

Question 10

continent

Answer 10

landmass above water

Question 11

solar system

Answer 11

sun, eight planets, celestial objects that orbit the sun

Question 12

core

Answer 12

center of Earth

Question 13

crust

Answer 13

thin layer of rock at the Earth’s surface

Question 14

continental drift hypothesis

Answer 14

the supercontinent divided and drifted slowly

Question 15

oceanic

Question 16

continental

Question 17

plate tectonics

Answer 17

enormous pieces of the Earth that move

Question 18

earthquakes

Answer 18

shake / tremble of the Earth

Question 19

ring of fire

Question 20

erosion

Question 21

list the 5 themes of geography

Question 22

what is the atmosphere? what purpose does it serve?

Question 23

list three types of maps

Question 24

list the four parts of the ocean

Answer 24

atlantic, pacific, arctic, indian

Question 25

name two external forces that shape the Earth

Answer 25

weathering, erosion

Question 26

droughts

Answer 26

no rain for a long time

Question 27

tornadoes

Answer 27

can form quickly and without warning

Question 28

currents

Question 29

el nino

Question 30

greenhouse effect

Question 31

topography

Answer 31

the combined characteristics of landforms and their resources

Question 32

elevation

Question 33

flood

Answer 33

water covers land

Question 34

convection

Question 35

weather

Answer 35

condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time

Question 36

precipitation

Question 37

blizzard

Answer 37

heavy snowstorm

Question 38

latitude lines

Question 39

climate

Answer 39

weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time

Question 40

hurricanes

Question 41

soil regions

Answer 41

important for food supply and vegetation

Question 42

vegetation regions

Answer 42

provide for human stages of farming, herding

Question 43

forestlands

Answer 43

have a heavy concentration of trees

Question 43

grasslands

Answer 43

few trees, plains, and prairies

Question 44

desert / tundra

Answer 44

have plants and animals that have adapted to survive in extreme conditions

Question 45

pollution

Question 46

what causes the seasons to change?

Question 47

list the four factors that affect climate

Answer 47

wind currents and ocean currents, latitude, elevation, topography

Question 48

choose one large climate region and describe the region

Answer 48

marine west coast: - cloudy - foggy - damp

Question 49

what do scientists believe could be a cause of global warming?