The physical and human features that make a place special
100
What is Human Environment Interaction?
-How people settle, use, live on, and change the land.
-How the environment affects people
100
How do geographers organize information about changes in location?
-Movement
100
Why do geographers divide the world into regions?
-To make it easier to study
-World is HUGE
200
Describe Latitude and Longitude
Latitude: How far North or South of the Equator a place is
Longitude: How far East or West a place is from the Prime Meridian
200
What questions do geographers ask when describing Place physically?
-Is a place hilly?
-What is the weather like?
-What kinds of plants or animals are found there?
200
What often changes how a place is like?
-Human activities
200
What are the two types of Movement?
-Trade
-Migration
200
What question do geographers ask when discussing Region?
-How are places on Earth alike and different?
300
What is the equator?
An imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth; it lies half way between the North and South poles
300
What questions do geographers ask when describing the human features of a place?
-How many people live there?
-Who are they?
-What language/customs do they speak/follow?
300
What questions do geographers ask when examining H.E.I.?
-How do people use this land?
-How do they live in this place?
-How have people changed this place?
-How has the environment affected the people?
300
Why is Trade important?
-People usually do not have everything they need in their own area
-Must trade what they have to get what they need
-Spreads goods/ideas around the world
300
What are the FOUR ways to describe Region?
-Physical features
-Climate
-History
-Economics
400
What is the Prime Meridian?
A fixed point that is 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England
400
North Georgia is mountainous, wooded, and has many fresh water rivers and lakes.
What features are being described in this place?
Physical features
400
Early colonists in the U.S. cut down trees to build homes.
What type of interaction was this?
-Humans interacting with their environment
400
What is Migration?
-A large movement of people from one place to another.
400
Why would geographers look at Climate as a way to define Regions?
-Climate controls what kinds of plants and animals can live in a region over time
-Average weather conditions over a period of time
500
What is the degree of latitude of the Equator?
What is the degree of longitude of the Prime Meridian?
Equator- 0 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian- 0 degrees longitude
500
Paris, France has a large metropolitan population. It is a city filled with people who speak many languages though the most common is French.
What feature is being described?
-Human features
500
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, leaving thousands of people without homes or a place to call their own.
What type of interaction is this?
-The environment affecting people
500
Why is Migration important?
-so people can escape wars, find freedom, food, a better job, or better weather.
500
The Cotton Belt of the southern United States, where cotton is grown, is an example of what Region feature?