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Geography Final Test
Geography Final Test Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Relative Location | Where a place is compared to another place |
Map's scale compare | distance on a map with distance on Earth |
Climate | means the pattern of weather over along period of time |
Region | an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas |
Economic Activity Map | show how its people make a living |
Topographic map | shows landforms and elevation |
Suburb | located on the urban fringe |
Gross Domestic Product | the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year |
Demography | the study of human populations and how they change |
Nationalism | the feeling of pride and loyalty toward one's country |
Developed country | a wealth country with an advanced economy |
Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that links two larger landmasses |
Urban Fringe | the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city |
Hurricane | the name for a tropical cyclone that begins in the Atlantic Ocean |
Typhoon | the name for a tropical cyclone, or hurricane, that begins in the western Pacific Ocean |
Monsoon | a seasonal wind |
Developing country | a poorer country with a less advanced economy |
Strait | narrow strip of water connecting 2 larger bodies of wateer |