What is Where?
What are some features of a Map? (Specifically, what does the map tell you?)
Population, climate, resources
What does LOWERN stand for?
Latitude, Ocean currents, Wind and air masses, Elevation, Relief, Near water.
What is "Why Care"?
Explaining why geography matters.
What is "Why there?"
"Why there" means explaining why something is located in a certain place.
What is a line on a climate graph?
The temperature
What is "What is where"?
A geographic way of describing what exists in a location
What is latitude
Distance from the equator
Who is affected in geography?
People, Environment, Communites
Why do industries choose locations near natural resources or raw materials?
Many industries choose to do this because it lowers transportation costs.
What are bars on a cliamte gragh?
Percipitation
What are some location features on a map?
The region, direction
How does elevation affect climate?
The higher the elevation, the colder the climate.
What does geography impact?
Economics, Social
Why are large cities located near water?
For transportation and resource routes
What is a coastal climate?
A place with high precipitation in winter and dry summers.
What are some examples of specific areas on a map?
Rural, coastal, urban
How does being near ocean affect the climate?
The wind and water make the temperature more moderate.
What are the impacts of climate change?
Melting ice, wildfires, and extreme weather
What are some geographic people patterns?
Clustered, distribution, density
How do you find annual precipitation?
What is a settlement?
A location where human activity happen.
How does relief affect precipitation
Mountains create wet and dry sides ( rain shadow effect)
Why are geographic patterns important?
It can help future problems
Why are population patterns concentrated by the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River?
Because the region has a milder climate, more jobs, and better transportation.
A climate graph shows cold winters and warm summers, and a large temperature range.
Continental region