W Geography Vocab Review Flashcards
2nd A-Day
What is Latitude?
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator
What is Longitude?
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity.
Absolute Location
its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude.
Relative Location
a description of how a place is related to other places.
Culture
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Great Plains
a flat, generally dry, and grassy region that makes up about one-third of the territory of the United States.
Globe
a three-dimensional scale model of the Earth or other round body.
Continental DIvide
a naturally occurring boundary or ridge separating a continent’s river systems.
Permafrost
a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions.
Columbian exchange
The resulting swap of Old and New World germs, animals, plants, peoples, and cultures
St. Lawrence seaway
continuous navigable deep waterway project from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
Rocky mountains
massive mountain ranges that stretch from Canada to central New Mexico.
Megalopolis
a very large city
Canadian shield
a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks.
