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midterm vocabulary!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| location | position of a place on the earth's surface |
| geography | study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| geography | study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| geography | study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| location | position of a place on the earth's surface |
| lati†ude | disance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| exports | goods sent to markets outside the country |
| exports | goods sent to markets outside the country |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| exports | goods sent to markets outside the country |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| interdependence | mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| map projection | way of showing the curved earth on a flat surface |
| map projection | way of showing the curved earth on a flat surface |
| topography | physical features of a place or religion |
| topography | physical features of a place or religion |
| map projection | way of showing the curved earth on a flat surface |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| map projection | way of showing the curved earth on a flat surface |
| interdependence | mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| interdependence | mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| vegetation | plant life of a place or region |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| map projection | way of showing the curved earth on a flat surface |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| topography | physical features of a place or religion |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| vegetation | plant life of a place or region |
| vegetation | plant life of a place or region |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| prime meridian | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| plains | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| equator | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| elevation | height above the sea level |
| plains | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| equator | |
| plains | large area of level or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| equator | |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| equator | |
| plateaus | large area of high flat, or gently rolling land |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| prime meridian | imaginary line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisperes |
| climate | average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
| prime meridian | |
| equator | |
| prime meridian | |
| prime meridian | imarinary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hempispere |
| prime meridian | |
| equator | |
| equator | |
| mount kilimanjaro | mountain in northeastern tanzania |
| plateaus | elevated, level landform |
| escapements | steep cliff |
| cataracts | large waterfalls |
| great rift valley | giant fault in east africa extending from the red sea to the zambezi river |
| hydroelectric power | energy produced by moving water |
| NILE RIVER | RIVER IN EGYPT; FLOWS NORTHWARD THROUGHT EGYPT AND EMPTIES INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA |