Ch 1 and 2 Vocab Post Assessment A Worksheet

A long, narrow strip of a larger territory
A prolonged period of dry weather.
A stream or river that flows into a larger river
An area with common characteristics, such as soil, vegetation, climate, landforms, recreation or economic opportunities
An elevated tract of more or less level land
An imaginary line running from the North Pole through Greenwich, England, and part of Africa to the South Pole.
Colder-than-usual Pacific Ocean temperatures
Country-like
Description where a place is compared to other places
Hang like icicles from the roof of a caves
Having 4 distinct seasons
Identifies a precise position on Earth’s surface; stated in terms of latitude and longitude.
Items left behind by ancient people, such as pipes, bowls, tools, and jewelry
No longer existing, such as animals
Of or like a city or town
One who drills in untapped areas
One who moves into a new country to settle there
Physical features of the land such as mountains or plateaus
Pillars rising from the cave floor
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Someone who travels away from home to another place and who does not plan to stay permanently in the new location
Strip mining; a method of mining for minerals close to Earth’s surface where the top layers of the earth are scraped away to get at the mineral
The average weather of a region over a long period of time.
The day-to-day conditions and changes in the atmosphere for a region
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian that a place is located also called meridians
The distance north or south of the equator; also called parallels