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Unit Key Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute location | the exact location of a place on earth |
| cardinal directions | north south east west |
| intermediate directions | northeast southeast northwest southwest |
| latitude | imaginary lines that run east and west but measure in degrees north and south |
| longitude | imaginary lines that run north and south but measure in degrees east and west |
| equator | 0 degree latitude line |
| prime meridian | 0 degree longitude line |
| scale | used to determine distances between places on maps |
| cultural geography | human based aspects of geography |
| physical geography | natural aspects of geography |
| political geography | aspects of geography created by governments and countries |
| key or legend | the part of the map that displays the symbols |
| political maps | maps that show boundaries of countries or states |
| physical maps | maps that show natural features |
| resource maps | maps that show natural resourcs |
| historical maps | maps that show how places have changed over time |
| economic maps | maps that show where goods are produced |
| chart | a data set that includes lists of facts organized into categories |
| graph | a data set in which the data collected is represented using a pie, line, or bar |
| diagram | a picture with descriptions |
| time line | a way to organize events in history where events are placed in chronological order |
| Danube River | runs from Germany to the Black Sea |
| Rhine River | runs from the Alps to the North Sea |
| Volga River | is the longest river in Russia |
| English Channel | the small body of water that connects France and U.K. |
| European Plain | is Europe's main agricultural region |
| Alps | is located in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France |
| Ural Mt. | separates Europe from Asia |
| Iberian Peninsula | contains Spain and Portugal |
| Pyrenees Mt. | forms the border between Spain and France |
| Scandinavian Peninsula | contains Norway and Sweden |
| Mediterranean Sea | borders both Europe and Africa |
| climate | the typical weather conditions for a region |
| natural resources | useful materials found by human beings |
| population | the spread of people living in a region |
| urban | city- setting with a higher population density |
| rural | countryside- setting with a lower population density |
| Germany | has a dense population and many people live near its major rivers- Danube and Rhine |
| Italy | has a warm Mediterranean climate because it is located on the Mediterranean Sea |
| Russia | has few navigable rivers, many of its resources or located beneath permafrost, and it is the most populated and largest country in Europe (but is not as densely populated) |
| U.K. | is densely populated island nation with a rainy climate |
| acid rain | precipitation that contains high levels of chemical pollutants |
| air pollution | contaminating the atmosphere with harmful chemicals |
| nuclear radiation | radioactive pollution caused by the release of chemicals from a nuclear reactor |
| Chernobyl, Ukraine | the location of a nuclear power plant that exploded on April 26, 1986 |
| Black Forest | the polluted forest in Germany |
| United Kingdom | this country has major air pollution problems in its major cities |
| Brussels | the capital of Belgium |
| Paris | the capital of France |
| Berlin | the capital of Germany |
| Rome | the capital of Italy |
| Warsaw | the capital of Poland |
| Moscow | the capital of Russia |
| Madrid | the capital of Spain |
| Kiev | the capital of Ukraine |
| London | the capital of the U.K. |
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