Geography Unit 1 Vocabulary

Which term describes the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area?

• Distribution

• Adaptation

• Plateau

• Pollution

What is the process called when trees are cut down or removed from a forested area?

• Deforestation

• Landform

• Climate

• Adaptation

What is the process called when an organism changes to better survive in its environment?

• Adaptation

• Deforestation

• Landform

• Pollution

What do we call a natural feature of the earth’s surface, such as a mountain or valley?

• Landform

• Plateau

• Climate

• Distribution

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• Plastic

• Water

• Coal

• Oil

Which term is most closely related to global warming and air quality?

• Pollution

• Plateau

• Landform

• Distribution

Which of the following best describes climate?

• The average weather over a long period

• The number of trees in a forest

• The amount of pollution in a city

• The height of a plateau

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

• Valley

• Pollution

• Adaptation

• Distribution

Which term refers to the total number of people living in a specific area?

• Population

• Migration

• Latitude

• Distortion

Which term describes when there are too many people living in an area for the resources available?

• Overpopulation

• Physical Geography

• Relative Location

• Distortion