New Zealand is located about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia. T/F False New Zealand’s largest ethnic minority group, whose roots are Polynesian, is known as the: Maori More than 85 percent of Australians live in Read more…
T or F: The Bulge of Africa is in the west, the Horn is in the east. True The physical geography of the African land mass is unusual because: the landmass is cut by a Read more…
The grocery store is located at 11481 Olive Blvd Location (absolute) A popular meal in Mexico are tacos Place (human) Her school is right by Plaza Frontenac Mall Location (relative) Missouri and Illinois have similar Read more…
How has the Mississippi River been most impacted by the industrialization of the United States? The development of large farms has polluted the river through waste runoff. City planners are breaking ground on a new Read more…
Aztec A group of native Americans who migrated to the valley of Mexico and settled on islands in Lake Texcoco Chinampas A method of agriculture which used small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to Read more…
What is the correct order of zones that make up the Altitudinal Zonation model, from lowest elevation to highest elevation? Tierra Caliente, Tierra Templada, Tierra Fria, and Tierra Helada Which of the following is not Read more…
Artifact The Material manifestation of culture, including tools, housing, systems of land use, clothing, and etc. Built Environment The part of the physical landscape that represents material culture, including buildings, roads, bridges, and etc. Core-domain-sphere Read more…
Agro-forestry The growing of trees for the benefit of agriculture, as windbreaks or as protection against soil erosion. Alternative energy Renewable sources of energy, such as solar and wind power, that offer an alternative to Read more…
Which map would have the largest scale? a. world b. state c. city d. country e. continent c. city An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a a. ecosystem b. uniform unit Read more…
Cartography Mapmaking, that began to develop the Age of Exploration Physical Geography The study of Earth’s physical features. Human Geography Study of human activities and their relationship to the environment Direct Observation Going to a Read more…
Cultural Adaptation Patterns of behavior that enable a culture to cope with its surroundings or when an individual modifies his/her customs to fit in to a particular culture. Cultural Landscape The visible features of an Read more…
Fieldwork the study of geographic phenomena by visiting and observing how people interact with and thereby change those places. Human Geography One of the two major divisions of Geography; the spatial analysis of human population, Read more…
Political Relieved to government determined by government such as boundaries for independent nations Physical Visible environmental mountains rivers lakes seas and oceans are all examples Ethnic group People who may share common such as language Read more…
oil, gas and coal What type of natural resources does Russia have? Ural Mountains What divides Europe from Asia? root vegetables What is the staple food for Russia? They had a command economy, which means Read more…
Aside from English what other language is widely spoken in Canada? French What enables U.S citizens to consume a disproportion large amount of products compared to the rest of the world? high per capita income Read more…
emigration leaving one’s homeland to settle in a new place immigration the movement of people to a new country migration the movement from one place to another birth rate number of live births per one Read more…
The Moon orbits Earth every 29 1/2 days Most stars are grouped together in huge bodies called galaxies Which area of Earth receives the most solar energy? the tropics Which of the following planets is Read more…
spatial relates to the distribution of physical components of the natural environment geomorphology subfield of physical geography relating to geology climatology subfield of physical geography relating to meteorology biogeography subfield of physical geography relating to Read more…
Adaptive Strategies technology, ecology, demography, and economies that define human behavior Anglo-American Landscape an American, especially an inhabitant of the United States, whose language and ancestry are English Built Environment the man-made surroundings that provide Read more…
Cultural Pluralism Cultural Diversity How is America and Canada population increasing? America’s realm is due to natural increase and immigration. Canada is affected more by immigration. Physiographic regions (province) A region within which there prevails Read more…