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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...

Define map - ANS A two dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface or a portion of it. What is the science of mapmaking called? - ANS Cartography What are the two purposes that not served? - ANS A reference tool and a communication tool Who first used the term geography? - ANS Eratosthenes What does the term geography mean? - ANS The study of where things are found on the earth surface and reasons for their location. Define scale - ANS The level of detail and the amount of area cov...

contemporary geography - ANS The scientific study of the location of people and activities across earth and the reasons for their distribution What questions do geographers ask? - ANS They ask where things are like what is a specific feature's location. Why a certain feature is there like what force(human or physical) caused a feature to be located where they are. How do geographers organize their subject matter? - ANS They organize by place, geographers understand that something happenin...

Geography - ANS a study of where people, places, and things are located and how they are related to each other. GIS-Geographic information systems. - ANS Uses computer technology, to collect, manipulate and analyze data. Absolute location - ANS where a place is on the globe (coordinates) Hemispheres - ANS halves of earth Relative location - ANS where a place is compared to other places nearby Character of a place - ANS comprised of a place's physical and human characteristics Perception...

Danube River Europe's second longest river Pyrenees Mountains A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain Rhine River A river in Western Europe that flows from eastern Switzerland into the North Sea. Seine River a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel Alps Mountains

French geography quiz - ANS shape of france - ANS hexagon host summers with sometimes snowy winters - ANS central and eastern france hot summers and mild winters often made colder by the cold minstral wind - ANS the south (midi) long harsh winters and some hot sun in the summer - ANS vosges, jura, alps, pyrenees often rainy - ANS north, and western coastal regions capital of rouen. famous for cathedral painted by monet. home to mont st michel. geography mix of green countryside and farml...

archipelago A group or chain of islands bay an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf canyon A deep, narrow valley with steep sides delta A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake desert An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

Which European country used Australia as a prison colony? - ANS Great Britain The original inhabitants of Australia are known as the? - ANS aborigines The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as the - ANS Maoris Explain the importance and outcome of the Treaty of Waitangi. - ANS Resulted in land wars and many subsequent deaths. Three Parts of Treaty of Waitangi - ANS 1. that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; 2. that Maori chiefs would ke...

The Five Themes of Geography - ANS 1) Location 2) Place 3) Human - Environment Interaction 4) Movement 5) Region Location - ANS Every place on Earth has a location. Location is defined in terms of ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE location. The theme of location is concerned with the question: "Where is it?" A) Absolute Location B) Relative Location TYPES of Location - ANS A) Absolute Location — The exact spot on Earth where something is found. Example: Niambey, the capital of Niger, is located...

krill - ANS an invertebrate similar to a shrimp in size and shape. protocol - ANS a formal agreement for rules of conduct between nations. sound - ANS an area of water between two bodies of land, e.g., the coast and an island. The South Pole was first reached by _____. - ANS Roald Amundsen The Antarctica continent is split roughly in half by the __________ Mountain Range. - ANS Transantarctic Which of the following are names of Antarctica's larger ice shelves? - ANS Larsen Filchner-Ronne...