Geography Test Flashcards
(20 cards)
Settlement
A place where people live
Tributary
A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water
Heritage
Beliefs and customs that people get from there ancestors
Suburb
A smaller community just outside of the city
Human Environment Relationship
How people interact with the world
Parallels
Imaginary are lines on the graphic grid of the globe
Absolute Location
The exact location of something
Migration
To move from on place another
Precipitation
Moisture that falls in form of rain, sleet, or hail
Cartographer
Person who makes maps
Aquifer
Underground layers with rocks through springs and wells
Human Geography
The features of the earth that are created or changed by humans
Geography
Features of earth
Relative location
The position of place relative or in comparison to another
Droughts
Long period pf dryness that cause damage to crops or prevent successful growth
Equator
Imaginary line in center divides North and South
Prime Meridian
The imaginary lines at 0 degrees latitude
Escarpment
Cliff abrupt break in in lands surface
Meridians
Imaginary lines on geographic grid of globe
Per Capita Income
The average amount of income per
Person per year in a given area
