Vocab for Midterm

Question 1

What is migration?

Accepted Answer

the movement of persons from one locality to another

Question 2

What is NOT a theme of geography?

Accepted Answer

Time

Question 3

What is the definition of degree

Accepted Answer

measurement for lines of loatitude and longitude

Question 4

what is the Bering Strait?

Accepted Answer

a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean

Question 5

The capital city of the United States is

Accepted Answer

Washington, DC

Question 6

What does adapt mean?

Accepted Answer

changing to suit the environment

Question 7

All of the following are human characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

climate

Question 8

A_____ allows us to see how far two places are apart.

Accepted Answer

scale

Question 9

What is a matrilineal?

Accepted Answer

tracing descent through the female line

Question 10

The actual poster used to advertise land for sale to immigrants is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Primary Source

Question 11

What is the main problem with using a map to represent the earth?

Accepted Answer

Distortion occurs

Question 12

What is information based on an interpretation of events seen by someone else

Accepted Answer

secondary source

Question 13

what is culture?

Accepted Answer

all the knowledge and values shared by a society, the ways of life

Question 14

What uses symbols or colors to represent objects on a map?

Accepted Answer

Map Key

Question 15

____ location tells the EXACT spot where something is.

Accepted Answer

absolute

Question 16

democracy

Accepted Answer

those who favor government by the people

Question 17

Features that have been formed by nature.

Accepted Answer

physical features

Question 18

what is a totem?

Accepted Answer

emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant

Question 19

To see the true shapes of Earth's oceans and continents, you should use

Accepted Answer

a globe because it is a model of our planet.

Question 20

To move from one place to another

Accepted Answer

migrate

Question 21

Which two imaginary lines divide the earth in half?

Accepted Answer

Equator and Prime Meridian

Questions 21