Chapter 2

A physical map may include such features as

A strait

One of the most densely populated places on Earth is

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?

Temperate grasslands have a cool climate. Tropical grasslands have a tropical wet and dry climate.

John Snow mapped the 1854 London cholera outbreak with a black bar for each cholera death. What kind of map is it?

Thematic map

Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?

They get the most direct rays from the sun.

What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?

a climagraph

What is a region?

an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas

A landform is

any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape.

What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?

cacti

In which vegetation zone would we find small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?

chapparal

To calculate the population density of a place, you

divide the number of people by its land area.

What could you use to show patterns of land use?

economic activity map

When land is used for subsistence farming,

farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.

What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer?

how cholera spread through polluted drinking water

Plains and plateaus are

landforms

What kind of housing would you expect to find most often in an area with a very high population density?

small apartments in skyscrapers

What is an example of a region defined by economic activity?

the Corn Belt

Which of the following is an economic activity that is dependent on an area's natural resources?

the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts