AR History Chapt. 2

Question 1

The study of the human living trends and physical characteristics of the Earth

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

A model or map of the Earth that is spherical in shape

Answer 2

Globe

Question 3

Imaginary lines on the globe that run from east to west to measure distances north or south of the equator

Answer 3

Latitude

Question 4

Imaginary lines on the globe that run north and south, which are measures of distance east or west of the prime meridian

Answer 4

Longitude

Question 5

Divisions of the globe using either northern and southern division or an eastern and western one

Answer 5

Hemispheres

Question 6

The imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres

Answer 6

Equator

Question 7

Starting point from which longitude is measured

Answer 7

Prime Meridian

Question 8

A flat drawing or illustration of an area

Answer 8

Map

Question 9

Scientists who study geography

Answer 9

Geographers

Question 10

Methods or tools that geographers use to classify and organize information

Answer 10

Five Themes of Geography

Question 11

Used when discussing human impact on Earth and the environment

Answer 11

Human Environmental Interaction

Question 12

To change or modify conditions to suit surroundings

Answer 12

Adapt

Question 12

Adjusting slightly or changing to achieve a result

Answer 12

Modifying

Question 13

The point of existence of a place on Earth

Answer 13

Location

Question 14

Referring to a location that is approximate

Answer 14

Relative

Question 15

Referring to the precise location of a place

Answer 15

Absolute

Question 16

One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the exchange or development of ideas, goods, and/or people

Answer 16

Movement

Question 17

Relying on help from someone or something else to exist or survive

Answer 17

Interdependent

Question 18

One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the personality or unique and distinguishing features of a location or region

Answer 18

Place

Question 19

One of the five themes of geography used when discussing the common characteristics of an area; that is, political or physical

Answer 19

Region

Question 20

Flat-topped plateau mountains of northwest Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri.
The steepest portion is the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas

Answer 20

Ozark Mountains

Question 21

A series of valleys between the Ozark and Ouchita Mountains through which the Arkansas River flows

Answer 21

Arkansas River Valley

Question 22

A unique mountain range that is folded, with long east-west ridges running throughout

Answer 22

Ouachita Mountains

Question 23

The area of southwest Arkansas that, fifty million years ago, was covered by waters from what is now the Gulf of Mexico. The area is rich in bauxite, clay, salt, and petroleum deposits as well as pine forests

Answer 23

Gulf Coastal Plain

Question 24

One of the six geographic regions of Arkansas, also known as the Delta, that is made up of flat, rich farmlands and extends along the eastern border of the state. The eastern border of the Delta is the Mississippi River

Answer 24

Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Question 25

Hills on the Mississippi Alluvial Plain that are from one to twelve miles wide and about two hundred miles in length, running from Missouri to Helena, Arkansas

Answer 25

Crowley's Ridge

Question 26

The 150 mile long river is the nation's first nationally protected river and runs through Newton, Search, and Marion counties

Answer 26

Buffalo River

Question 27

The approximately eighty mile free flowing river that runs through Madison and Carroll counties

Answer 27

Kings River

Question 28

After the Arkansas River, the state river with the greatest volume

Answer 28

White River

Question 29

A silica rock that is used in road surfacing and for gravestones and is found in the Ouachitas

Answer 29

Chert

Question 30

Found in the Ouachitas, a mineral that is used as a sharpening stone

Answer 30

Novaculite

Question 31

A river that flows through the Ouachita Mountains

Answer 31

Ouachita River

Question 32

River flowing through the Ouachita Mountains

Answer 32

Saline River

Question 33

A river that forms the border between northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas

Answer 33

Red River

Question 34

Runs through Craighead, Jackson, Poinsett, Woodruff, and borders prairie and Monroe counties and flows into the White River

Answer 34

Cache River

Question 35

A St. Francis River tributary

Answer 35

L'Anguille River

Question 36

Wind borne soil

Answer 36

Loess

Question 37

Liquid, crude oil, that is found beneath the Earth's surface

Answer 37

Petroleum

Question 38

A chemical element processed in compounds used as gasoline additives and in dyes, medicines, sanitizers, and brominated vegetable oil, which is found in some soft drinks

Answer 38

Bromine

Question 39

An explosive, naturally occurring chemical, also called methane, used for home heating and cooking

Answer 39

Natural Gas

Question 40

The long term predictable weather patterns of an area

Answer 40

Climate

Question 41

Mild or moderate, not extreme

Answer 41

Temperate

Question 42

Measured atmospheric conditions such as wind, precipitation, and/or temperature

Answer 42

Weather