World Geography Chapters 1 and 2

when oceanic plates dive under continental plates and melt, sometimes causing magma to rise and form volcanic mountains on land

An exact position

A map that shows physical elevations.

The shortest path between two points on a globe.

A place defined by associated values and traditions.

An area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic.

The identification of one place by referring to another known place.

An area that includes a central place and the related places around it.

A way of looking at human and physical patterns and their relationships.

A mathematical means to prevent the curved surface of Earth on a flat surface.