Summer Geography Vocab - Ap World History Flashcards

10250180562	Archipelago	A body of water with many scattered islands.	0
10250185563	Canal	A waterway passage for ships and boats to conduct irrigation and drain excess water.	1
10250221373	Cape	A high point of land that leads into a body of water.	2
10250262418	Eastern Hemisphere	The side of the Earth that lies east from the Atlantic Ocean. Includes Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa.	3
10250927943	Western Hemisphere	The side of the Earth that lies in the west and includes North and South America.	4
10250953960	Peninsula	A small section of land that is surrounded by a body of water and connected to the main island only on one side.	5
10251085337	Terrace Farming	A type of farming where crops and plants are planted in terraces on the sides of hills and mountains.	6
10251126250	River Valley	A V shaped valley with a channel of water running between it.	7
10252100992	Latitude	The distance between the north and the south equator.	8
10252126672	Longitude	The distance between the east and west of a specific location.	9
10252371061	Desertification	Land degradation where dry areas of land lose their bodies of water, wildlife, and vegetation.	10
10252402752	Ethnocentric	Viewing and judging cultures based on stereotypes and none to minimal research.	11
10252436906	Arable	An area that is capable of producing crops, like soil.	12
10252447605	Isthmus	A long, narrow strip of land that is surrounded by a body of water.	13
10252453222	Gulf	A curved section of water that borders around a piece of land.	14
10252457823	Plateau	An elevated piece of land that lays flat but rises at one point in either the middle or sides.	15
10252470981	Deforestation	The clearance of a forest and or a heavily dense tree-filled area.	16