Unit 1 World Geo Study Game!

A computer program that uses layers of data to display and analyze information.

A system of government in which a small group holds power.

The movement of people from rural areas into cities.

A navigational system that can determine absolute locations by using satellites and one receiver to create geographic co

An economic system in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply

The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

The service industry.

The use of latitude and longitude lines to pin point an exaction location on Earth

Often has relief shading to show physical features

Religions such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Sikhism that believe in only one God

A flat representation of all parts of the planet

An area defined by people's feelings and attitudes and is associated with having certain traditions or values

A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward

Uses symbols that varies in size frequency based on what is being mapped.

Religions such as Hinduism that worship or believe in multiple deities or gods.

Forms of government that divide power between the national government and state or provincial governments.

This map focuses on the boundary lines

A mid-latitude climate that has short mild winters, warm rainy summers, and high humidity

An economic system in which the people produce goods and services based on traditions and customs.

A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

A area around the Pacific Ocean that was created by convergent boundaries and is know for volcanoes and earthquakes.

Two plates slide against each other, build up tension, and then release it with a burst of movement, an earthquake.

fertile soil, water, lower elevation, and a temperate climate

A location in relation to other locations

An area connected through a system of interactions to a central node

An economic system in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central a

Manufacture

The Earth rotates on the axis creating days. The Earth revolves around the sun in one year or 365 days.

Includes the crust of Earth and is a hard rocky shell that is made up of a dozen tectonic plates.

Mariana Trench

Studying the world to understand why human and physical processes are distributed where they are

How people interact with the environment through modification and adaption

After the 1800's population growth INCREASED as a result of the advancements in medicine, food, and production.

The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs which includes religion, language, and dress.

An economic system in which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that affect the market

All living organisms on Earth

All of the water systems on Earth.

An area with one or more measurable unifying traits

Reason a person emigrates from a specific area. Includes political oppression, war, or a lack of economic opportunities.

Oceanic or continental plates dive beneath each other, often creating a mountain range or volcanic chains

Coastal mid-latitude climate that has mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

Shape, area, distance and direction

Asia and Europe

A thin layer of gases that extends above the Earth's surface

Reason a person immigrates to a specific area. Includes a nice climate, economic opportunities, and political freedom

Mount Everest

Gather raw materials such as coal or lumber

Shows data in shading patterns or colors.

science of obtaining information about an object or area from a distance, typically from aircrafts or satellites.

Uses dots of the same size to represent a feature

Forms of government, such as autocracy or monarchy, which all power is in the national government or central authority.