Basic Concepts

3. 2D, or flat, representation of earth's surface or portion of it
5. Composed of non-living or inorganic matter
9. sustainable management of a natural resource
10. location of a place relative to another
11. science of making maps
13. all living organisms on earth
17. rapid wide-spread diffusion
20. spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
21. all water on or near earth's surface
23. used to indicate location of prime meridians
25. composed of living organisms
27. frequency with which something exists within an area
28. group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact
31. land created by the Dutch by draining water from land
32. physical character of a place
33. specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic

1. thin layer of gases surrounding the earth
2. customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits together
4. the physical gap or interval between two objects
6. spread of something over a given area
7. circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator
8. actions or process that involve the entire world
11. relationships among people and objects all over
12. area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
14. geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area
15. rapid increase in the value of houses, followed by sharp decline
16. arrangement of something across earth's surface
18. the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
19. arc drawn on a map between North and South poles
21. the region from which innovation ideas originate
22. system used to transfer locations form earth's surface to a flat map
23. used to indicate location of parallels
24. name give to a portion of earth's surface
26. chain of communication that connects places
29. long-term average weather condition at a certain location
30. scientific study of ecosystems