Units 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review

What is the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments?

• Geography

• Climate

• Culture

• Population density

What type of map shows specialized information?

• Thematic Map

• Hemisphere

• Dialect

• Urbanization

What are groups of places that are close to one another and share some characteristics called?

• Regions

• Continents

• Ethnic groups

• Exports

What is the natural surroundings of a place called?

• Environment

• Latitude

• Dialect

• Gross Domestic Product

What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time called?

• Climate

• Longitude

• Emigrate

• Productivity

What are the lines on a map that run east to west called?

• Latitude

• Culture

• Immigrate

• Renewable Resources

What are the lines on a map that run north to south called?

• Longitude

• Population density

• Refugee

• Standard of Living

What is the exact location of something called?

• Absolute Location

• Cultural Diffusion

• Megapolis

• Command Economy

What are the two halves of the Earth called?

• Hemispheres

• Death Rate

• Non-Renewable Resources

• Mixed Economy

What is a large, unbroken mass of land called?

• Continent

• Birth Rate

• Urbanization

• Export