Semester Exam- World Geography

Front

What do we use to find absolute location? Options: latitude and longitude, the equator and international dateline, a GPS and an XLP, landmarks and distances

Back

latitude and longitude

Front

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

Back

Movement

Front

When places share a common characteristic or set of characteristics

Back

Region

Front

The description of a location. What is it like there?

Back

Place

Front

Which theme answers the question "How have people adapted to the environment there?"

Back

Human Environment Interaction

Front

A piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides, but connected to a larger body of land

Back

Peninsula

Front

A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side. It's larger than a butte or mesa.

Back

Plateau

Front

A low area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it.

Back

valley

Front

What stretches above land steeper than a hill and often forms a peak?

Back

Mountain

Front

What do we call flat areas of land?

Back

Plains