6th - Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. The money and resources in a region and how they are used by producers and consumers.

• geography

• physical environment

• industry

• economy

Choose the correct definition of exploration.

• the act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it

• the act of settling a new area for one's home country

• the act of traveling to a land settled by a rival nation

• the act of settling in a new home in one's own country

Choose the correct definition of absolute location.

• an exact point on Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude

• a measure of a location's distance north or south of the equator

• a measure of a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian

• an exact point on Earth's surface that divides the eastern and western hemispheres

Choose the correct definition of immunity.

• being unable to avoid an infection or disease

• being unable to avoid giving someone an infection or disease

• the ability to resist infection or not be harmed by a particular disease

• the ability to give someone an infection or disease

Choose the correct definition of latitude.

• a measure of a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location's distance south or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location's distance north or south of the equator

• a measure of a location's distance north or east of the equator

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.

• isolationism

• determinism

• protectionism

• imperialism

Choose the correct definition of isolated.

• interacting with a wide variety of others

• separated from others; without interaction

• encountering others for the first time

• avoiding others with whom one has not had interaction

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined. An astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars which could be converted to find latitude.

• quadrant

• merchant

• astrolabe

• caravan

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry: Vocabulary Term: caravel Definition: a fast, light ________ first used by Portuguese explorers

• astrolabe

• compass

• magnetized needle

• ship

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry: Vocabulary Term: cartographer Definition: a person who makes ________

• satellites

• maps

• photographs

• natural resources