GA 2: Seeing the World Like a Geographer
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 thematic map | a map that presents information on only one topic or theme |
| climate | the pattern of weather over a very long time |
| economic activity | any action involved in making, buying, and selling of goods and services |
| landform | any natural feature on Earth's surface that has a distinct shape |
| physical feature | anything natural on Earth's surface: mountains, rivers, valleys... |
| population density | measures how crowded a place is, or the average number of people per square mile |
| region | any area that has some characteristic that identifies it and sets it apart from another area |
| vegetation | all the plants and trees in an area |
| source | The beginning of a river |
| mouth | the end of a river |
| delta | where one river breaks up into many little rivers, forming a triangular shape |
| archipelago | a group of islands |
| strait | a narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two large bodies of land |
| tributary | a river that joins a larger one |
| precipitation | any moisture that falls from the sky |
| climagraph | a graph showing the average temperature and precipitation over a year |
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