Geography Final Fall Review

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Geography

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The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

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GIS

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Can show many different kinds of data on one map, such as streets, buildings, and vegetation.

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Lithosphere (Geosphere)

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The solid part of the earth, from the core to the surface.

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Tectonic Plates

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Pieces of land that connect together on the Earth's outer shell, like a giant round puzzle.

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Divergent Boundaries

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Where plates move apart, allowing new crust to form between the plates.

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Weathering

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Process that breaks down rock into small pieces called sediment.

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Culture

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The set of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that a group of people share.

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Cultural Identity

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A feeling of belonging to a group that shares the same way of life.

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of ideas, customs, technologies, and cultural elements from one group of people to another.

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Hinduism

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A Polytheistic Religion that believes in the unity of everything, reincarnation, and the caste system.