World Geography Final Review

The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming.

What are the natural features at the Earth’s surface called?

The region of Northern and Northwestern Europe have a literacy rate of what percentage?

What climate has 50 to 260 inches of rain per year?

What is the oldest mountain range in the United States?

Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time.

What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

What part of the a map tells you what the symbols mean on the map?

A map created by projecting Earth’s image onto a cylinder.

A strong northerly wind from the alps that can bring cold air to southern France.

A navigational sys. that can determine absolute location using satellites & receivers on Earth.

A large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.

What are the latitudes called where ship crews would throw cargo and even animals overboard?

What is the reason that we buy clothes for different seasons?

What type of map emphasizes a particular theme or subject?

What mountain range is along the spine of Italy?

What is the piece of architecture that shows the masonry of stone by the Inca civilization?

What part of a map can be used to distinguish elements on a map?

A map created by projecting an image of Earth onto a cone placed over part of an Earth model.

Computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth with satellite images

A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States.

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

Where area has industrial and precious metals located in Mexico?

What is used to show the number and gender of an age group of a particular country?

A city that dominates a country’s econ culture and government, is usually the capital.

What type of map shows the topography and/or elevation of an area?

Out layer of the Earth, a hard rocky shell forming Earth’s surface.

Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time.

A region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity

What are the large deposits of extremely heavy crude oil called that is located in Canada?

The part of the Earth where life exists.

What climate has two miles of thick ice that will not melt?

A large population concentration made up of several large many smaller cities.

What type of map provides boundaries for things like states, counties, countries, etc.?

What country is the most homogenous populations in the world?

What is Europe’s second longest river?

A great city that is made up of several large and small cities.

What is looking outside and seeing that you need an umbrella represent?

What part of a map tells you what a map is showing?

A map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a geometric plane.

Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins.

What is the world’s longest river?

The process of converting liquid into vapor, or gas.

Prevailing winds that carry warm, moist air from the Atlantic allows for what all year round?

Who are the people involved in the compadre relationship that helps to raise a child in S.A.?

What climate has less than 10 inches of rain per year?

What determines the direction the water will flow in the United States?

What was the revolution called where huge amounts of info and can send them to others quickly?

What is a positive factor for migration?

A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.

What area faced political instability after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?

What continent has 60% of the world’s population living there?

What is the currency that most of the countries use that are a part of the EU?

Region that includes a central city and its surrounding.

What body of water divides the Baja peninsula from the northern coast of Mexico?

A camanchaca is what type of precipitation?

The source of a stream or river.

In astronomy the Earth's yearly trip around the sun, taking 365 ¼ days.

What mountain range splits two climate zones (mediterranean and marine west coast) in Europe?

What is the most densely populated state in southern Europe?

What area in Europe would find fjords?

A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern U.S.

What connects North and South America together?

The process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools.

Moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?

The water areas of of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.

A dry wind that blows from the leeward sides of the mountains sometimes melting snow avalanches

Cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system.

What is the current called that makes N. Europe warmer than places along the similar latitudes?