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second geo. vocab.
Western Hemisphere Vocabulary Quiz #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arid | having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation (plant life) |
| biome | a major type of ecological community |
| equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing earth into northern and southern hemispheres and is the parallel of zero degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | the line of longitude from the South Pole to the North Pole measured in degrees. It divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres |
| mouth of river | the place where the river empties into another body of water |
| source of river | the place from which the water in the river or stream originates |
| island | an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent |
| prairie | a large open area of grassland, esp. in the Mississippi River valley |
| province | an administrative district or division of a country |
| Arctic | of or relating to the regions around the North Pole |
| boundary | a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line |
| canal | an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water to irrigation |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east and west. |
| intermediate directions | directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest. |
| grasslands | flat or rolling areas of lands covered with grasses. If located in North America, they are called prairies. In South America they are called pampas. |
| valley | a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. |
| tributary | a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. |
| marsh | an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses. |
| delta | a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that slow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. It is often(but not always) shaped like a triange. |
| desert | an area with less then ten inches of rain per year and a rocky, sandy surface. |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. It has water on two sides. |
| plateau | high, flat land. |
| peninsula | a piece of land nearly surrounded by wated or sticking out into the water. |
| bodies of water | all the different sizes and shapes of water naturally found on the Earth's surface. Oceans, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, and pnds are examples. |
| resources | things people can use, such as oil, lumber, and water that come frosm nature. |
| adapt | to change in order to fit new condition. |
| elevation | height above a given level, esp. sea level. |
| Hempisphere | part of the globe or half of Earth. |
| natural environment | the physical setting of a place including the land, air, water, plants, and animals. |
| precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. |
| rainfall | the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time. |
| altitude | the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level. |
| degrees | the unit of measurement used for lines of latitude and longitude. |
| grid system | the pattern of lines that help locate places on a map or globe; for example, latitude and longitude. |
| location | a particular place or position |
| map title | the heading of the map that tells what the map shows. |
| population growth | the increase in the number of people living in a place due to migration, immigration and/or births. |
| settlement | the arrangement of places where people live, including rural and urban centers. |
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Adamsthornell
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