Chapter 2 Vocabulary Practice

The exact spot where something is found on the Earth is called __________.

• Relative location

• absolute location

The usual weather a place has over a long time is known as __________.

• Population distribution

• Climate

• Latitude

The study of the Earth and how people live on it is called __________.

• Geography
• Latitude

• Longitude

Invisible lines that run across the Earth from side to side are called __________.

• Latitude
• Longitude

Invisible lines that run from top to bottom on the Earth are called __________.

• Longitude
• Latitude

How people change the land to meet their needs is known as __________.

• Modify
• Population distribution

• Geography

A naturally made item such as a tree, mineral, or freshwater, that people can use to meet a want or need is called a __________.

• Natural resource

• Climate

• Population distribution

How people are spread out across the world is referred to as __________.

• Geography

• Modify

• Population distribution