Geography Spring Final

the trading of crops between lowland and highland areas

Is flat land with a higher elevation than surrounding land (has a cliff at the edge)

Where people live in, whether crowded together in cities or spread out across the countryside

The length of time it takes for a population to double

Land suitable for growing crops

 a river that was soon to join the Mississippi River, is a tributary

A Channel of water running between two pieces of land

People who want to use the rainforest so they can sell wood for furniture and paper

The number of people of animals the environment of an area can support

If you were passing through a strait, you are on land, not water

All flat maps are distorted in some way

A severe shortage of food that results in widespread hunger

The process of adjusting to lower oxygen levels at higher elevations

Turns resources into goods to sell

The annual rate of population growth calculated by subtracting death rate from birth rate

The division of land into zones based on elevation. Helps determine climate and  vegetation

Small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate

Moving around often to find food and water for their herds

A condition in which the population of a country does not grow, but remains stable

Hawaii is an archipelago  because it is a chain of islands

Australia and the United States are both in the Southern Hemisphere

People who want to use the rainforest so they can own land and farm

The Prime Meridian is located at 180° Longitude

Panama's an an isthmus because its a narrow strip of land that connects North and South America

the lowest elevation on mountains where snow remains year round

People who want to preserve the rainforest so they can live on their own land where they belong

Raising Cattle, Sheep and goats on huge ranches

Permanent Ice and Snow, No Plant Life

Trees with broad flat leaves that shed before winter

the creation of flat areas where trees grow on a mountain

People who want to use cleared areas of the rainforest so they can raise livestock

Place of great natural of cultural value its been protected for future generations

Arid region with few plants

Growing only enough crops to feed a family

The  highest elevation where trees grow on a mountain

People who want to preserve the rainforest so they can  collect valuable sap from its trees

A body of saltwater, often enclosed by land

A cordillera is a

The Prime Meridian is located at 180° Longitude

A piece of land completely surrounded by water

Evergreen trees with needles and cones

The harmful effects of cold, wind, of other extreme weather conditions

This is the World’s highest navigable lake

Geography is the study of.....

Land that is surrounded on three sides by water