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1. Define absolute location: Geographic term used when describing the exact spot on
earth where a place is found.
2. Define cataracts: Large waterfalls, or steep rapids.
3. Define climate: The weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
4. Define deforestation: The removal of forests. This contributes to soil erosion and the
loss of soil.
5. Define delta: Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and
pebbles.
6. Define desert: A large area of land, usually sandy, which receives little or no moisture
and has little vegetation.
7. Define desertification: The process of the Sahara moving south or the expansion of
any major desert.
8. Define drought: A long period of time without rainfall.
9. Define Equator: A great circle of the earth, equally distant from the two poles
(0 degrees latitude).
10. Define Five Themes of Geography: The concepts used to describe a place on the
earth and the people who live there (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction,
Movement, and Region).
11. Define Human Environment Interaction: The name of one of the Five Themes of
Geography that describes a place in terms of the environment's effect on humans who
live there and how humans affect that environment.
12. Define isthmus: A narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger
bodies of land.
13. Define latitude: Imaginary lines that measure north and south, but run east to west.
14. Define Location: The name of one of the Five themes of Geography that describes
a place by its nearness to other places (relative location) or by its exact latitude and
longitude (absolute location).
15. Define longitude: Imaginary lines that measure east and west, but run north to south.
16. Define Movement: The name of one of the Five Themes of Geography that describes
a place by its movement of people, goods, and ideas.
17. Define natural resources: Resources supplied by nature, such as forests, fertile soil,
and water.
18. Define oasis: A place in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water.
19. Define Place: The name of one of the Five Themes of Geography that describes a
spot on the earth by its physical (landforms, climate, and vegetation) and human (culture,
government, and economy) characteristics.
20. Define plateau: A high, flat land form that rises steeply above the surrounding land.
21. Define Prime Meridian: O degrees longitude.
22. Define Regions: The name of one of the Five Themes of Geography that describes a
place in terms of its shared characteristics that distinguishes it as part of a broad
geographical area.
23. Define relative location: Geographic term used when describing the location of one
place in relation to other places.
24. Define strait: A narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water.
25. Define Tropic of Cancer: Northern boundary of the tropics at 23 1/2 degrees north
latitude.
26. Define Tropic of Capricorn: Southern boundary of the tropics at 23 1/2 degrees
south latitude.
27. Define International Date Line: An imaginary line which coincides roughly with
180 degrees of longitude, where each calendar day begins. The date is one day earlier to
the east of the line.
28. Define political map: Maps which use color and symbols to identify political units
and boundaries.
29. Define physical map: Maps which use color and symbols to show natural and
physical features, including relief and human characteristics, on the earth’s surface.
30. Define canal: An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel,
shipping, or irrigation.
31. Define weather: The day to day conditions of the atmosphere.
32. Define rain forest: A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an
annual rainfall at least 100 inches a year.
33. Define population density: The term used for the number of people living in a
square mile or kilometer of land.
34. Define population explosion: The term for the population increase observed when
conditions are so favorable that a large portion of offspring survive and reproduce.
35. Define archipelago: A large group of islands spread over a vast area of water.
36. Define relief: The difference between the elevation of surfaces relative to a standard
measure, usually sea level.
37. Define peninsula: A piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a
larger body of land by an isthmus.
38. Define cardinal directions: The basic orientations of north, south, east, and west, as
represented on globes and maps.
39. Define intermediate directions: A direction oriented between two of the cardinal
directions of north, south, east, and west. Intermediate directions are northeast, northwest,
southeast, and southwest.
40. Define basin: A low place on the surface of the land. A circular or oval valley, or
depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by
a lake, or traversed by a river. The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping
towards a sea or lake.
41-47. List and spell correctly the seven continents.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
48-51. List and spell correctly the four oceans.
Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific
52. Give an example of an exchange of ideas. (Think of one of the Five Themes of
Geography)
Movement