Social Studies Unit 1 Review

1. narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land
6. the exact location of a place using latitude and longitude
8. high place of land with a peak
10. invisible lines that run from east to west and measure distances north and south of the Equator
12. place that has unifying characteristics
14. fertile piece of land in the middle of a desert
15. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
16. physical and human characteristics
17. getting use to something
18. a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
20. comparing two places using directions
21. an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) that is usually smaller than a gulf

2. migration of people, things and ideas
3. divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
4. underground water source
5. change made to Earth for human benefit
7. a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
9. piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
11. branch of a river
13. invisible lines that run from north to south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian-divides the Earth into the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres
16. a broad flat area of high land
19. low place between mountains