World geography abc

New England

Term referring to the northeastern USA

Multilingual

The ability to use more than 1 language when speaking or writing

Yuca tan

A peninsula in southeastern Mexico that lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the carribean sea

Fault zone

A fracture in the earths crust along witch movement has occurred.the movement may be in any direction

International date line

A line of longitude generally 180• east and west of the prime meridian the date is 1 day earlier to the east of the line

Oasis

A place in the desert that has water and is fertile

eXtinct

A species ,family,or group having no living members

Enclave

A tract or territory enclosed within another state or country

Kudzu

A vine native to China and Japan jut imported into the U.S. It know grows wild

Underemployment

A workforce condition where by employees are being utilized at less than full capacity

Rain shadow

And area of diminished peri citation and the lee (downwind) side of a mountain or mountain range

Prime meridian

And imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich England used as the reference point for longitude

Latitude and longitude

Latitude:measures of distance north or south of the equator Longitude:measure the distance east and west of the prime midridian

Culture hearth

The area from witch the culture of a group diffused (spread)

Vent

The opening at earths surface through witch volcanic materials (lava tephra and gases ) erupt

Topography

The physical features of a place

Scale

The proportional relationship between a linear measurement on a map and it represents on the earths surface

Wetland

Land consisting of marshes and swamps

GPS

Global Positioning System helps find exact location

Zoning

Government laws that dictate how property can and cannot be used in certain areas

Jurisdiction

Having the right and power to apply the law in a given location

Quarantine

The isolation of an area typically due to the presence of an infectious or contagious disease

Absolute location

The location of a point on the earths surface that can be expressed by a grid refrence such as latatuide and longitude

Biosphere

The realm of all living thing on earth

Demography

The study and analysis of a population based on specific characteristics

Hydrosphere

The water that covers 71% of the earths surface oceans lakes ect. It is also the upper part of the lithosphere