Cultural Geography-Unit One

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world.

A person's perception of the world or part of it based on available knowledge is known as _________ map.

What kinds of countries have advanced infrastructure and industrialization?

What are the twelve strips that cover a globe knows as?

The tertiary sector is known as the service industry.

What term is used to describe people's hard work to make a living?

Geography is the detailed study of the earth and how people related to the earth and one another.

A fisherman is part of the __________ industry.

The primary means of transmitting culture is language.

Maps that indicate human-made boundaries, places and landmarks (like country borders) are called _________ maps.

_________ (errors) occurs when making a flat map.

By definition, the Caspian Sea and Dead Sea are both lakes.

A shipbuilder works in the ____________ industry.

A doctor is part of the ________ industry.

A ___________ is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

In a _________ economy, citizens can own property, but the government closely regulates their choices.

___________ is a form of government in which a broad segment of the population rules.

__________ is the distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees.

A Mercator projection is an example of a cylindrical projection.

The economy of a developing country relies mainly on

Any method used to show the earth's round surface on a flat map is called a ___________.

A __________ is located at the mouth of a river and is typically fan shaped.

The line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves is called the ________.

A group of islands is call an _________________.

Maps that are used to illustrate information of statistics about a specific topic are called ____________ maps.

The two main branches of geography are human and physical.

The set of principles that guides a government's international relations is called its ____________.

Orlando, Florida, is found at 29 N and 81 W. Which theme of geography does this represent?

The government determines which industries are developed in a _______________ economy.

Which type of cultures prefer communication that is direct and to the point?

Latitude is the distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees.

The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another is called________________.

The equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

An area in the desert with a water source is called an __________.

An area of land near the ocean is called the ____________.

A country ships imports to another country.

San Diego is a city on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and is known for its zoo and Legoland. What is being described?

_____________ industries extract or harvest raw materials.

A narrow piece of land, bordered by water, that connects two larger land areas is called an _____________.

Economics is the study of how people and countries make choices about the best way to develop and distribute its goods.