The ______________ measures the distance between 2 points on a map.       

The type of map that shows mountain elevations, rivers, plains, and other natural features.             

The type of map that shows the borders between states and nations, and their capitals.

When you take a GPS reading of  a spot on Earth’s surface, you are determining an ___________ .                

 When you reference a location by what it is near, you are giving a ______________  .       

Migration patterns of nomadic people are examples of which of the 5 themes of geography?               

The  _______ is the hot center portion of Earth’s   structure.           

One example of a change in the Earth’s surface through deposition is _______________  .

Zero degrees longitude, which passes through Greenwich, England, is known as the ________.          

Low latitudes have lower numbered degrees and are close to the _______________.     

The high latitudes get less direct sun due to the earth’s tilt and are known as _________.

The two main terms that describe both weather and climate patterns are _________.

The average weather of a place over many years is its _______________ .        

Two of the primary processes of the water cycle are precipitation and _________________.

 The Tropics of ________________ delineate the latitudes where the tropical and subtropical regions meet

The Tropic of Capricorn is in the 

The ecosystem of northern regions such as Scandinavia, which is noted for having thick forests of coniferous trees, is called ___________  .

The trend toward the growth of cities instead of farmland is called ________________.

Which of the five themes of geography refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features that makes a given location unique. 

The lack of rain over a large area for a sustained period of time.

______________ is a widespread lack of food because of overpopulation, weather changes, political turmoil, etc.

Southern European climate, economics, and history   have been heavily influenced by the _________.

Most regions in the world are experiencing a  migration pattern from ______ to _____ areas.

 In what country did the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant explode, causing serious nuclear contamination of the environment?         

Concerns about glacial and polar ice melting is often blamed on the environmental theory of _______.

Rugged snowcapped mountains in Western, Southern and central Europe, the tallest on that continent.

Romantic, Germanic, Celtic, and Gaelic are examples of European ________________.           

The Iberian Peninsula contains the countries of

The Balkan Peninsula contains the Dinaric Alps which make it very __________________ and difficult to grow crops.

The _________________ separate Asian Russia from European Russia.

Ivan III of Russia gave himself the title of ______, and all Russian emperors after him used it 

What African language combines words from East African Bantu and Middle Eastern Arabic and developed due to trade between these regions.             

The  _________ were merchants and farmers from countries such as The Netherlands (Dutch) who settled Cape Town, South Africa and surrounding lands.

The place of highest elevation in Africa is _________, where there is always snow even though it lies alongside the Equator.

West and Central African cultures are based on a blend of _______________ ways and ideas.

West and Central Africa is relatively rich in ______________ and arable land.

Burning, timbering, urbanization, and increased agriculture all contribute to ______.

Overgrazing and deforestation contribute to the continued expansion of desert areas known as ____.

African areas such as Rwanda and Darfur have   fallen victim to __________, attempts to destroy entire ethnic groups through murder and displacement.

The vast grasslands of East Africa, famous for the many species of animals living there, is the _____________.      

The ________________ is the semiarid region between the Sahara Desert and the Sub-Saharan tropical rain-forests. 

European colonization of Africa illustrates ____________, which is a strong belief that one culture is inherently superior to another and so should be dominant.

Rural parents in Africa can’t always afford to send their children to school, so many people remain ___________.