Ch. 1-2 Test Soc St Word Scramble
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What are the 5 Themes of Geography? | 1. Location, 2. Place, 3. Movement, 4. Regions, 5. Human-Environment Interaction |
What is Location? | Location is the position of a place on Earth's surface (one of the 5 themes of geography) |
What is Place? | Place is the characteristics of a location that make it unique (one of the 5 themes of geography) |
What is Movement? | Movement is how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place (one of the 5 themes of geography) |
What is Region? | Regions are areas of Earth's surface that have several common characteristics (one of the 5 themes of geography) |
What is Human-Environment Interaction? | Human-Environment Interaction is how people affect their environment and how the environment affects the people (one of the 5 themes of geography) |
What are examples of Human Environment Interaction? | bringing irrigation into an area; clearing land for a field for farming |
What are examples of Movement? | using the Internet to buy a product; fleeing (leaving) an area after a natural disaster |
What are examples of Region? | areas of desert are found in the Southwest; Islam is the major religion of the Middle East |
What are examples of Location? | Los Angeles is in California; Hy-Vee is across Barry Road from St. Luke's Hospital |
What are examples of Place? | kangaroos & koala bears can be found in Australia; any specific characteristics of a location |
What are four things that affect climate? | 1. Latitude, 2. Elevation, 3. Water, 4. Winds |
How do latitude lines affect climate? | The Equator gets the most direct rays of the sun, making it very hot (tropical). The farther away from the equator you go, the more indirect the sunlight, which causes a cooler climate |
How does elevation affect climate? | the higher the elevation, the cooler it will be |
How does water affect climate? | Water heats up & cools down slowly. Land near water may be cooler during the summer & warmer during the winter than areas at the same latitude. |
How do winds affect climate? | the movement of the air helps spread the sun's heat more evenly around the globe |
How do urban (city) climates differ from rural (countryside) climates? | urban climates are hotter than rural cimates because paved roads and stone buildings absorb the sun's heat & release more of the sun's heat energy than areas covered by plants |
What are latitude and longitude? | Latitude is the distance measured north and south of the EquatorLongitude is the distance measured east & west of the Prime Meridian |
What is absolute location? | Absolute Location is the exact location of a place (latitude, longitude) - Example - Kansas City, Missouri is at 39 degrees North (latitude) & 95 degrees West (longitude) |
What is relative location? | Relative Location is where a place is in relationship to another place - Example - St. Joseph is north of Kansas City |
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