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Geography Mid-terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Formal regions | A formal region is Defined by government or other structures (cities, towns, states & countries. |
| Perceptual regions | A perceptual region is defined by people’s feelings & attitudes about an area, basically their perception. |
| Climate regions | Measured by assessing the patterns of variation in temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation. |
| Political regions | Political maps are based on political units such as sovereign states, provinces, countries, territories, townships, etc. |
| Functional regions | Functional Regions are made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. |
| How does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world? | Different areas of the globe receiving differing amounts of sunlight. |
| The landforms created by plate tectonics | Mountains, Rift Valleys, Volcanoes, Ocean Trenches. |
| How do mountains affect the climate on the leeward side? | The temperatures would be warm and the amounts of precipitation low. |
| Describe the annual precipitation and average rainfall of tropical biomes | There is about an average of 50 to 260 inches of rainfall yearly. Often more than 100 inches a year. |
| Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming? | Dams. |
| How does irrigation effect settlement patterns? | Irrigation brings water to inhabitable environments. |
| Describe the characteristics of less developed countries | Lower Life expectancy |
| Define Desalinization | Desalination is removal of salt from water. |
| What geographic factors influenced settlement patterns? | Warm climates and available resources. |
| El Niño’s effect on people living in Central America | Extreme flooding. |
| The effect of oceans on temperature are? | Moderates the temperature; they do not vary much because large bodies of water warm and cool slowly. |
| The Great Plains region of the United States and Canada is characterized by a common what? | Vegetation type. |
| What ways do farmers adapt to their environment in arid climates? | Planting drought- resistant crops. |
| The Columbian Exchange was most responsible for the spatial diffusion of which set of products to Latin America? | Cattle, Horse, sugar. |
| The Itapúa Dam built on the Parana River was created in order to | Make hydroelectric power. |
| What is the location of tropical climate regions? | Close to the equator. |
| What is an economic impact that resulted from the forced migration of enslaved Africans to Latin America? | Agriculture estates were created throughout Latin America. |
| Spanish explorers most likely wanted to colonize what is now modern day Peru during the 16th century in order to | Access gold and silver. |
| Describe the relationship between the seasonal prevailing winds and the monsoon seasons in South Asia | Heavy rains in the summer, Dry temp. in winter. |
| What type of climate is characteristic of temperate grassland biomes? | Seasonal shifts in temp. & precipitation. |
| As a river reaches its mouth, it is often affected by incoming tides, resulting in a formation called a | Delta |
| The climate of an area is determined by the combination of precipitation and temperature. What factors affects precipitation and temperature? | Proximity to water and latitude |
| What is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns? | Tilt of the Earth’s axis. |
| Explain how elevation influences temperature | Higher elevations experience cooler temps. |
| What factor accounts for the distribution of a tundra biome in the United States/Canada region? | A combination of low temperatures and low precipitations. |
| The Great Plains region of the United States and Canada is characterized by a common | Vegetation types. |
| Southwest Asia and North Africa are often studied as a cultural region by geographers because the area shares | Linked by religious traditions. |
| What is one factor that contributes to the view that the United States and Canada constitute a single geographic region? | Similar democratic institutions. |
| Describe the physical process of erosion | Particles of land moving by wind, water, or ice. |
| An earthquake is a physical process that most affects what layer of the earth’s surface? | Lithosphere |
| Describe cultural institutions | A cultural institution in an organization within a culture that works for the preservation or promotion of culture. |
| Factors that characterize developed countries are? | Low infant mortality rate, High literacy rate, high life expectancy. |
| Which level of economic development is typical of nations with high infant mortality rates, low literacy rates and low life expectancy rates? | Less developed. |
| Explain how elevation influences temperature? | The higher you are the colder the temp will get. |
| Be able to analyze population pyramids | A graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population. (Typically for a country or region of the world) |
| Why are some American manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico? | In Mexico, countries don’t have to pay as much for labor. |
| The Atacama Desert in Peru is considered to be the driest place on the earth. What geographic factor is most responsible for producing this phenomenon? | Proximity to water. |
| The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to | Physical Environment. |
| How did the opening of the Panama Canal affect economic development in Latin America? | It brought down cost of sailing fees. |
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