Geography Week 3 Vocabulary

What is the definition of culture?

• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• Beliefs and customs of a specific group of people

• The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface

• The position of a place in relation to another place

What is the definition of a political map?

• A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

• A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

• A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countries, and cities

• A map that shows the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

What is the definition of deforestation?

• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees

• The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface

• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

What is the definition of a monarchy?

• A government ruled by a few powerful people

• A government controlled by religious leaders

• A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• A government ruled by a king or queen

What is the definition of a market economy (capitalism)?

• Individuals and private groups make decisions about what to produce

• An economy or economic system that is designed and controlled by the government

• An economy in which production is based on customs and traditions and economic roles are typically passed down from one generation to the next

• Abolishes private ownership and government controls and redistributes property, goods, jobs, etc.

What is the definition of climate zones?

• Tropical, temperate, polar, maritime

• The position of a place in relation to another place

• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface

What is the definition of language?

• The position of a place in relation to another place

• The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface

• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• Our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning

What is the definition of animistic belief?

• Belief in divine forces in nature

• Belief in one God

• Belief in more than one god

• A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

What is the definition of a traditional economy?

• An economy in which production is based on customs and traditions and economic roles are typically passed down from one generation to the next

• Individuals and private groups make decisions about what to produce

• An economy or economic system that is designed and controlled by the government

• Abolishes private ownership and government controls and redistributes property, goods, jobs, etc.

What is the definition of the water cycle?

• The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees

• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place