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