Vocabulary
Define Human-Environment Interaction.
How people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment.
Name the 6 regions of the United States.
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific Northwest.
What is human-environment interaction?
How people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment.
Name two geographic factor that impacts where people live.
Water, fertile soil, climate, resources.
What is the difference between rural, suburban, and urban?
Rural: countryside. Suburban: neighborhoods. Urban: cities.
What are cash crops?
Crops grown to sell for money (cotton, tobacco).
Where is the Rust Belt?
Northeastern/Midwestern U.S., old industrial area.
Give an example of how humans adapt to the environment.
Wearing warmer/cooler clothes, irrigation, ac/heater.
What is necessary for growing cash crops?
Fertile soil, warm climate, long growing season.
What does a political map show?
Boundaries like cities, states and countries.
What is a political boundary?
An invisible line that shows the edge of a country, state, or city.
Where is Silicon Valley?
California, center of technology.
Give an example of how humans modify the environment.
Building dams, cutting down forests.
What geographic feature runs from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico?
The Mississippi River.
What does a physical map show?
Landforms like rivers, lakes, mountains, and deserts.
Define push factor. Give an example.
A reason people leave an area (ex: war, lack of jobs).
Where is America’s Breadbasket?
The Midwest, farming region.
Give an example of how humans use the environment.
Farming, fishing, transportation.
Which mountains are in the eastern U.S.?
The Appalachian Mountains.
What does a climate map show?
Weather patterns, temperature, rainfall.
Define pull factor. Give an example.
A reason people move to a new area (ex: jobs, schools).
Name three of the Great Lakes.
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario.
Why are states considered political regions?
They are divided by human made boundaries and have governments.
Which desert is in California, Nevada, and Arizona?
The Mojave Desert.
What does a population map show?
Where people live (patterns of settlement).