World in spatial terms and absolute and relative. - ANS This element identifies where a place is located on earth. Their are two kinds of locations, what are they? Clue: one is exact the other explains where a place is in location to another. Places and regions. - ANS This element involves areas that often group into regions and are based on human or physical characteristics they have in common. Physical systems - ANS The type of climate and animal/plant life. THINK THIS IN YOU HEAD: Whats ...

Altiplano - ANS a broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes South America archipelago - ANS A group or chain of islands canopy - ANS Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees Pampas - ANS A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay Patagonia - ANS A large platuea in southern Chile and Argentina plateau - ANS A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level rain forest - ANS Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year savann...

Costa Rica Many consider Costa Rica a very special place. Its residents, Ticos, are polite, peaceful, and extremely friendly. Costa Rica has no army and prides itself on having more teachers than polive officers. Costa Rica is a county of sun-drenched beaches in the Pacific, tropical jungles along the carribian coast , cosmopolitan cities such as San José, and high mountains on the Central Valley. Costa Rica is a tourist paradise as well as home to many expatriates. - ANS Many consider Cost...

A long, thin strip of land-locked land attached to a larger area is known as a peninsula. - ANS false Rainfall on the leeward side of the Rockies is reduced. Such an area is known as a _____. - ANS rain shadow Match the letter with the name of the place it represents on the map. - ANS Lake Superior - ANS A Missouri River - ANS B Ozark Mountains - ANS C Badlands - ANS D Great Plains - ANS E Sierra Nevadas - ANS F Great Salt Lake - ANS G Grand Canyon - ANS H

Piedmont - ANS The area that lies between the Atlantic plain and the Appalachians Appalachians - ANS The oldest mountain range on the North American continent Mt. McKinley - ANS The highest mountain in the United States Rockies - ANS Location of the continental divide where waters flow in different directions Fall line - ANS The location of rapids and waterfalls located where the higher land of the Piedmont drops into the Atlantic coastal plain. Missouri - ANS The longest river in the Unit...

Geographers should learn to view the world from different __________ to organize and categorize it. - ANS Perspectives Geographers use two key questions every day. When using these two key questions to study the migration of birds, a geographer would ask "where are the birds going?" and "__________?" - ANS Why are they going there? Which of the following is NOT an example of a study within human geography? - ANS Landforms and natural environments A meteorologist___________. - ANS Anal...

How is an arch formed? - ANS An arch is formed by erosion. What are clay pans? - ANS Clay pans are low-lying sections of ground that stay muddy and wet for some time. Why are there rippled surfaces on transverse dunes? - ANS There are rippled surfaces in transverse dunes as a result of a gentle breeze blowing in the one direction. What is an oasis? - ANS An oasis is a fertile spot in a desert which receives water from underground supplies. What is a mesa? - ANS A mesa is a plateau-like se...

Which description about lines of latitude is true? - ANS run in an east and west direction and measure distance north and south of the Equator Which names indicate either an ocean or a continent? - ANS Arctic Indian Australia Which city lies west of 30°E longitude? - ANS Smyrna and Ephesus Which comparison best describes the relationship between history and geography? - ANS History shows how events over time relate, while geography shows how the land changes over time. Which geographic ...

TRUE or FALSE The unwise use of resources can threaten the survival of communities now and in the future. - ANS true Renewable resources include: - ANS water soil fish in the ocean TRUE or FALSE You as an individual are responsible for how you use the resources around you. - ANS true Minerals are (non-renewable/renewable) resources. - ANS non-renewable TRUE or FALSE Once renewable resources have been used up, they are finished forever. - ANS true Food is a non-renewable/renewable) reso...

Development - ANS A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology Gross domestic product (GDP) - ANS The value of total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period (normally one year). Gross nationally income (GNI) - ANS Calculates the monetary worth of what is produced within a country plus income received from investments outside the country, as a more accurate way of measuring a country's wealth i...