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Five Themes of Geo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is absolute location? | The exact spot where something is located |
| What is relative location? | Where something is located as compared to something else |
| What is place? | The physical and human features of a location, which tell what it is like there |
| What is human-environment interaction? | How people affect nature, and how nature affects people |
| What is movement? | How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another |
| What is a region? | A group of places with a common characteristic |
| What are physical features? | Features of an area that come from nature, like landforms and climate |
| What are human features? | Features of an area that describe the people or were made by the people, like religion, government, and buildings |
| What is the difference between climate and weather? | Climate is the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time, while weather is the day to day changes in temperature and precipitation |
| What is climate like in the high latitudes, and why? | Cold all year; the high lats get only indirect sunlight |
| What is climate like in the low latitudes, and why? | Hot all year; the low lats get direct sunlight |
| Which landforms would be most desirable for human settlement? Why? | Rivers, because they provide freshwater for drinking, irrigating crops, bathing, and traveling; Plains, because they are flat and therefore good for farming and easy travel |
| What is an archipelago? | A group of islands |
| What is an isthmus? | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses |
| What is a strait? | A narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| What is a delta? | A triangular shaped area of silt/soil that builds up at the mouth of a river |
| What is a peninsula? | A piece of land with water on three sides |
| What is a gulf? | A body of water extending into land, larger than a bay |
| Which of these would be considered a "physical region"? The Sahara Desert or New York City? | The Sahara Desert, because it includes a group of places that have a physical feature (desert) in common |
| Which of these would be considered a "human region"? Genoa Township or the Persian Gulf? | Genoa Township, because it includes a group of places that have a human feature (government) in common |
| What is a physical region? | A group of places with a physical feature in common, such as desert, mountains, or a certain climate |
| What is a human region? | A group of places with a human feature in common, such as the same language spoken or the same religion followed |
| What are some positive and negative effects of volcanic activity? | Negatives: destructive lava flows, poisonous gases, ash clouds Positives: fertile soil, mineral deposits, geothermal energy |
| What are some positive and negative effects of urbanization? | Negative: Overcrowding, pollution, faster spread of diseases Positives: More convenient/efficient when people live closer together, people can share ideas/culture easily |
| What are some positive and negative effects of dam building? | Negative: Floods certain areas, loss of habitats for animals, disrupts fish migrations Positives: Prevents flooding in certain areas, hydroelectric power |
| What is the main cause of desertification? | Overuse of land for farming or animals overgrazing (eating grasses in an area without ever letting the land recover) |
| What is an earthquake? | Movement of the earth's surface caused by the shifting of tectonic plates |
| What is the difference between weathering and erosion? | Weathering is the breaking down of rocks; erosion is when these broken-down rocks get moved from one place to another |
| What is a push factor? Give some examples. | Negative thing that makes someone want to move away from a place; examples include war, poverty, oppression |
| What is a pull factor? Give some examples. | Positive thing that attracts someone to a place; examples include freedom, job opportunities, cultural ties |
| Look at the map on this website. http://go.grolier.com/atlas?id=mtlr081 Does this map show physical or human regions? How do you know? | This map shows physical regions because it is showing climate regions, and climate is a physical feature. |
| Describe one region you see on this map. http://go.grolier.com/atlas?id=mtlr081 | Example responses: 1) The northern part of Africa is a group of places that have a desert climate region 2) The northern part of Asia is a group of places that have a tundra climate region |
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