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second geo. vocab.

Western Hemisphere Vocabulary Quiz #2

Question	Answer
arid	having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation (plant life)
biome	a major type of ecological community
equator	an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing earth into northern and southern hemispheres and is the parallel of zero degrees latitude
Prime Meridian	the line of longitude from the South Pole to the North Pole measured in degrees. It divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
mouth of river	the place where the river empties into another body of water
source of river	the place from which the water in the river or stream originates
island	an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
prairie	a large open area of grassland, esp. in the Mississippi River valley
province	an administrative district or division of a country
Arctic	of or relating to the regions around the North Pole
boundary	a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
canal	an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water to irrigation
cardinal directions	north, south, east and west.
intermediate directions	directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest.
grasslands	flat or rolling areas of lands covered with grasses. If located in North America, they are called prairies. In South America they are called pampas.
valley	a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
tributary	a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
marsh	an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses.
delta	a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that slow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. It is often(but not always) shaped like a triange.
desert	an area with less then ten inches of rain per year and a rocky, sandy surface.
isthmus	a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. It has water on two sides.
plateau	high, flat land.
peninsula	a piece of land nearly surrounded by wated or sticking out into the water.
bodies of water	all the different sizes and shapes of water naturally found on the Earth's surface. Oceans, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, and pnds are examples.
resources	things people can use, such as oil, lumber, and water that come frosm nature.
adapt	to change in order to fit new condition.
elevation	height above a given level, esp. sea level.
Hempisphere	part of the globe or half of Earth.
natural environment	the physical setting of a place including the land, air, water, plants, and animals.
precipitation	rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
rainfall	the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
altitude	the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
degrees	the unit of measurement used for lines of latitude and longitude.
grid system	the pattern of lines that help locate places on a map or globe; for example, latitude and longitude.
location	a particular place or position
map title	the heading of the map that tells what the map shows.
population growth	the increase in the number of people living in a place due to migration, immigration and/or births.
settlement	the arrangement of places where people live, including rural and urban centers.

Created by: Adamsthornell

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