Movement
Movement occurs when people walk from one place to another. True or False?
True
The Rocky Mountains is a region that is divided by human boundaries. True or False?
False
adaptation
Absolute or Relative? The longitude and latitude of Austin is 30.26 degrees North and 97.73 degrees West.
Asolute
Provide an example of a human feature.
The Texas Capitol, Westview Middle School, the HEB on Parmer Ln
Name an example of movement of people.
Migration
Name an example of a physical (natural) region.
Rocky Mountains, Midwest, Pacific
A ______ is when people try to change their enviornment to fit their needs.
modification
Absolute or Relative? Australia is near New Zealand.
Relative
Provide an example of a physical feature.
Plateaus, basins, deserts, mountains, rivers.
Name an example of movement of goods.
Fruits, Veggies, Clothes
Things you can buy at the store
Name an example of a human region.
Religion, language, political boundary.
Latin America, individual countries/states
How do we modify the environment to satisfy our needs?
We cut down forest to build houses.
We build bridges to cross rivers.
We build dams to generate electricity.
Absolute or Relative? Austin, TX is 908 miles away from Mexico City.
Relative
What is an example of a physical characteristic.
Flat land, hilly, mountainous, foresty, etc.
Name an example of movement of ideas.
Podcast, billboards, social media, newspapers, movies, books
What are the two types of regions?
Human & Physical
Humans interact with their enviornment in positive and negative ways. Give an example of a positive AND a negative interaction.
Planting trees and removing trash from a river. (positive)
Creating landfills and polluting the air. (negative)
Your exact house address is an example of _________ location.
Absolute
Mountains and Lake Michigan are an example of this theme of geography.
Place (Physical features)
Describe the movement theme of geography includng a definition and any key words that are assocated with it.
Movement explains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from one place to another.
Describe the region theme of geography includng a definition and any key words that are assocated with it.
Region encompasses a group of places that have common features or characteristics.
Describe the Human-Enviornment Interaction theme of geography includng a definition and any key words that are assocated with it.
Human-Enviornment Interaction explains how people affect the enviornment and how the enviornment affects people.
Describe the Location theme of geography including a definition and any key words that are associated with it.
Location is defined by where places are found on Earth. You can have Absolute Location or Relative Location.
Describe the Place theme of geography including a definition and any key words that are associated with it.
Place includes the human and physical features or characteristics of an area.