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Geography Unit One
NYS Regents Ninth Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chain of islands | archipelago |
| study of people, their environments and their resources | geography |
| distance north or south of the Equator, indicates temperature | latitude |
| distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, indicates time zones | longitude |
| believing in one God | monotheistic |
| believing in many Gods | polytheistic |
| period of time before writing systems were invented | prehistory |
| large landmass that juts out from a continent | subcontinent |
| the study of past people and cultures (artifacts) | archeology |
| an area of region of the world with specific weather conditions | climate |
| way of life handed down from one generation to the next | culture |
| the way the globe is broken into halves (North and South OR East and West) | hemisphere |
| an area of land almost surrounded by water | peninsula |
| a display of the earth's features | physical map |
| a display of a country or continents territories, boundaries and capitals | political map |
| a display that shows the division and classification of specific areas of the world | regional map |
| the ranking of individuals based upon common economic, cultural or political status | social class |
| a display that highlights information from specific subjects | thematic map |
| the study of human remains, cultures, and their development (bones) | anthropology |
| is the way limited resources are used to satisfy wants and needs | economics |
| the study of past events | history |
| sociology | the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society |