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Intro to Geography Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Loss of forest cover that results from so many trees being removed that trees cannot grow back

a)

deforestation

b)

canopy

c)

pangea

d)

regions

2.

The position north or south of the Equator measured in degrees. Line goes from East to West.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Cardinal directions

d)

Intermediate directions

3.

the dense ceiling of leaves and tree branches formed by closely spaced forest trees

a)

canopy

b)

deforestation

c)

regions

d)

pangea

4.

an ancient supercontinent with all present continents joined together

a)

pangea

b)

deforestation

c)

regions

d)

canopy

5.

The average weather of a place over many years is called (a)   ?

6.

Maps showing the Earth's natural features

a)

Physical Map

b)

Regions

c)

Region Map

d)

Landforms

7.

A map that shows an area of land with common features

a)

Region Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Regions

d)

Landforms

8.

An area of land that has common features

a)

Regions

b)

region map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Landforms

9.

The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth is called (a)   ?

10.

The study of the human and nonhuman features of earth

a)

geography

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

deforestation

11.

North, South, East, West are.......

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Directions

d)

Latitude

12.

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest are ........

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Intermediate Directions

c)

Directions

d)

Latitude

13.

The position north or south of the Equator measured in degrees. Navigational lines that run east to west.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

14.

The position east or west of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees. The Navigational lines that run north to south.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Directions

d)

Intermediate Directions

15.

The relationship between distance on a map and corresponding distance on the earth.

a)

Scale

b)

Distortion

c)

Projection

d)

Interaction

16.

A way to map the Earth on a flat surface.

a)

Projection

b)

Distortion

c)

Interaction

d)

Pattern

17.

Loss of accuracy on a map

a)

Distortion

b)

Projection

c)

Interaction

d)

Pattern