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World History

world history geography test

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Geography the study of the Earth and its people
Physical Geography- Topography the study of the surface features of the Earth landforms- Andes Mtns,Hindu Kush Mountains Water Forms- Nile River, Strait of Gibralter, Caspian Sea
Human Geography study of patterns and changes humans have made of earth
Location- Absolute exactly where something is located ex. Lattitude and longitude, exact address
location - relative location in relation to a known familiar place ex. landmarks
movement- Cultural Decision how places are linked to other places
Human Enviroment Interactions how people respond and alter the enviroment
region an area that is unified by some feature or a mixture of features
place the unique human and physical charictaristics of a site
location tells where places are found on earth
island land area completley aurrounded by water
peninsula large land area surrounded by water on 3 sides
isthmus narrow stretch of land conncecting 2 larger areas
mountain land form that rises at least 1,000 feet above the land surrounding it
valley area of low land between between between mountains or hills
plateau area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation
plain area of leval land usually at a low elevation
cape a point of land surrounded by a body of water
canyon a deep and narrow valley with steep walls
mesa area of raised land with steep sides
lake a body of water totally surounded by land
bay a part of a large body that extends into a shoreline
gulf a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger than a bay
strait a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
ocean largest body of water on earth
sea a larger body of water either partly or completley surroinded by land
river water that winds through a land mass and empties into a larger body of water
tributaries small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream
delta land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
channel a deep, narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water, deep part of a river or other water way
harbor a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can safely anchor
downstream the direction in which a river flows from its source to its mouth. Rivers always flow from high land to lower land.
upstream the direction opposite the flow of a river from the end or mouth of a river to its source
source of a river the place where a river begins, often in highland
mouth of a river the place where a river flows into a larger body of water
Brazil Brasilia
Argentina Buenos Aires
Peru Lima
Chile Santiago
Colombia Bogota
Equador Quito
United States Washington D.C.
Canada Ottawa
Mexico Mexico City
Guatemala Guatemala City
Belize Belmopan
Honduras Tegucigalpa
Costa Rica San Jose
France Paris
United Kingdom London
Germany Berlin
Spain Madrid
Russia Moscow
Italy Rome
Greece Athens
Turkey Ankara
Macedonia Skopje
China Beijing
Japan Tokyo
India New Delhi
Israel Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Iran Tehran
Afghanistan Kabul
Pakistan Islamabad
Iraq Baghdad
Syria Damascus
Nepal Kathmandu
Nigeria Abuja
Somalia Mogadishu
Egypt Cairo
South Africa Pretoria
Algeria Algeirs
Zimbabwae Harare
Ghana Accra
Mali Bamako
Created by: green_day321
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