Geography Chapter 1

Question 1

what term means study of the earth

Answer 1

geography

Question 2

what percentage of the earth is water

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

what term means shape and elevation of a land

Answer 3

topography

Question 4

the largest ocean

Answer 4

pacific

Question 5

smallest ocean

Answer 5

artic

Question 6

what are the names of the lines that run east to west

Answer 6

latitude

Question 7

line that encircles earth halfway btwn the poles

Answer 7

equator

Question 8

deepest point on earth

Answer 8

challenger deep in the mariana trench

Question 9

lines running north to south

Answer 9

lines of longitude (aka meridians)

Question 10

city the prime meridian runs through

Answer 10

Greenwich, England

Question 11

name meaning division

Answer 11

peleg

Question 12

what are the lines of latitude and longitude measured by

Answer 12

degrees

Question 13

what line of longitude zigzags thru pacific

Answer 13

international date line

Question 14

where lats and longs intersect

Answer 14

coordinates

Question 15

most prominent landscape feature

Answer 15

mountain

Question 16

shallowest ocean

Answer 16

artic ocean

Question 17

flat rolling lands with no changes in elevations

Answer 17

plains

Question 18

shadowy places btwn mountains

Answer 18

valley

Question 19

triangular shaped land form

Answer 19

delta

Question 20

what kind of rivers feed and enlarge another river

Answer 20

tributary

Question 21

worlds largest fresh body of water

Answer 21

Lake Superior

Question 22

pool of underground water

Answer 22

oasis

Question 23

what refers to what happens in a lower part of the atmosphere is a localized area in a short period of time

Answer 23

weather

Question 24

patterns over a long period of time in the atomposhere

Answer 24

climate

Question 25

winds blowing towards the equator

Answer 25

trade winds

Question 26

climate zone with a wide range of temp and experiences seasons

Answer 26

temperate zone

Question 27

near what line of lat is the torrid zone

Answer 27

equator

Question 28

who was known as the pathfinder of the seas

Answer 28

Matthew Maury

Question 29

precipitation forming over mountains

Answer 29

orographic

Question 30

what side of the mountain receives all the rain

Answer 30

windward

Question 31

type of precipitation when hot humid air quickly rises

Answer 31

convectional

Question 32

what type of climate has less than 10 inches of rain

Answer 32

desert

Question 33

type of climate where permanent ice and snow exists

Answer 33

polar ice caps

Question 34

chief product of iron

Answer 34

steel

Question 35

2 example of a fossil fuel

Answer 35

petroleum and coal

Question 36

energy derived from the heat of the earths interior

Answer 36

geothermal energy

Question 37

what kind of energy is derived form the heat of the sun

Answer 37

solar

Question 38

term meaning way of life of a group of people

Answer 38

culture

Question 38

single most important factor of any culture

Answer 38

religion

Question 39

helps foster unity of a culture

Answer 39

language

Question 40

rule by God

Answer 40

theocracy

Question 41

rule by one

Answer 41

autocracy

Question 42

rule by the people

Answer 42

democracy

Question 43

kind of democracy ruled by popular vote

Answer 43

direct democracy

Question 44

ruled by elected representatives

Answer 44

democratic republic

Question 45

term referring to food grown for just their family

Answer 45

subsistance farming

Question 46

system where individuals are allowed freedom to follow their economic pursuits

Answer 46

free enterprise capitalism

Question 47

systematic study of a nations population

Answer 47

census

Question 48

people skilled in displaying data on/producing maps

Answer 48

cartographer

Question 49

shows the earth as accurately as possible

Answer 49

globe

Question 50

flat representation of the globe

Answer 50

map

Question 51

map projection that gives accurate shape

Answer 51

mercader map

Question 52

map projection known as a conformal map

Answer 52

marauder

Question 53

map projection known as a equal area map

Answer 53

malveda

Question 54

shows a small section of the earth as accurately as possible

Answer 54

equidistance

Question 55

tells what the map is portraying

Answer 55

title

Question 56

helps determine distance on a map

Answer 56

scale

Question 57

shows where north is

Answer 57

directional indicator

Question 58

what explains what the symbols, lines, and colors mean

Answer 58

legend or key

Question 59

numerical facts or figures

Answer 59

statistics

Question 60

approximate educated guesses

Answer 60

estimates

Question 61

example of a graph

Answer 61

bar graph, line graph, ect.