Ch. 1 Geography

The Latin phrase "anno domini" translates to:

The longest river system in the world is the:

Imaginary lines that are also called meridians.

A century is a period of ______ years

A ________ is used by people and mapmakers to locate places based on coordinates broadcasted by satellites.

_____________ is the time period that begins with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

Which of the following is an example of a human characteristic used to describe a place?

A decade is a period of _____ years.

An imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.

The study of earth's physical and human features.

The _______ zone is located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

__________ are commonly used to find the absolute location of a place.

What imaginary line sits at 0 degrees longitude?

The earth is broke up into ____ climate zones.

A time line is a diagram that shows the order of events within a given period of time.

Which of the following is considered a mineral?

The _______ is the most important element that shapes the earth's climate.

On the Western Calendar, years before the birth of Jesus are labeled with"B.C."

John is looking at a map. He identifies where Denver, Colorado is by finding is latitude or longitude.

Raised areas of flat land are called:

______ are commonly used to give relative location.

Imaginary lines that were called parallels.

_________ is the time period before people developed writing.

The 5 themes of geography are:

Approximately, ______ of the earth's surface is covered by land.