7th Gr. History Geography: Unit 2 Flash Cards

Question	Answer
What is geography?	Study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products as they relate to people
The 4 major types of landforms are	1. mountains 2. hills 3. plains 4. plateaus
Where would this take place? lowest land elevation	plains
Where would this take place? easy transportation	plains
Where would this take place? mining	mountains
Where would this take place? grazing Hint there is more than one place	mountains, plains, or plateaus
Where would you find this? highest elevation	mountain
Where would you find this? cool and dry	plateaus
Where would you find this? industries	plains
Where would you find this? forests	mountains
Where would you find this? elevated flat land	plateaus
Where would you find this? centers of population	plains
The 3 mountain ranges in the US are called	1. Rocky 2.Appalachian 3. Cascade (or Sierra Nevada)
The study of culture is called	cultural geography
The study of climates and their effect on people is called	climatology
The deepest floor of the ocean is the	Mariana Trench

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