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geography final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peninsula : | piece of land with water on three sides |
| water covers what precentage of the earth's surface. | 70% |
| Drought : | long period of extrem dryness and water shortages |
| As elevation gets higher. | tempature gets lower |
| land covers _ of the earth's surface | 30% |
| renewable resources can be | Replaced |
| elevation : | height above sea level |
| nothern and southern hemisphereres have _ seasons. | oppisite |
| The shorest day of the year occurs in what season ? | winter |
| Valleys ,mountains, and plains are examples of | landforms |
| Largest Ocean | pacific |
| _ climates are hot | Tropical |
| Hottest temperatures on earth found at what latitude line? | 0 the equater |
| _______ basin has the largest rain forest in the world. | Amazon river |
| coal and oil are examples of __ fuels | fosiol |
| Deforestation: | widespread cutting of forest |
| Physical geography | land and climate ,water , plants |
| human geography | culture and language |
| goegraphers | a person who studies specializes in geographical research |
| Name three uses of geography | physical,political, themetical |
| Landforms | Individuals features of the land |
| GPS | group of satellites that travels around the world |
| GIS | special software that helps goegraphers gather and use information about a place |
| enviorment | natural surroundings |
| There are___ themes in geography | 5 |
| Globe | sphereical model of the earth |
| the earth has ___ hemispheres | 4 |