Movement
Human and Environmental Interactions
Regions
Location
Place
100
Name the three things that are moved on Earth.
people, goods and ideas (or information)
100
Name an interaction that shows how humans negatively affect their environments.
pollution, litter, smog, etc.
100
List a region in which we live.
Tennessee, West Tennessee, the Mid-South, the Western Hemisphere, etc.
100
What does the theme 'location' tell us?
Where a place is.
100
What question does 'place' answer as one of the themes of geography?
What is it like there?
200
Name the main reason movement of ideas and information is so much faster today than it was 50 years ago.
the internet, technology
200
Name an interaction that shows how the environment can negatively affect humans.
storms, earthquakes, heat wave
200
TRUE OR FALSE? A place can be said to be in only one region.
False
200
131 Westwood Circle, Ripley, TN is an example of which type of location?
absolute
200
List two characteristics that might describe this place - TRA.
flat land, farm land, English speaking, Christian, rural, etc.
300
Give two reasons people move about our Earth.
vacations, new jobs, health, etc.
300
Building a bridge over a river is an example of how humans ______ their environments.
modify
300
Regions are areas that share a ______ feature.
common
300
Near the FedEx Forum in Downtown Memphis, TN is an example of what type of location?
relative
300
Name something that would be a physical characteristic of a place.
landforms, bodies of water, climate, animal life, types of plants, etc.
400
Name a type of goods our area must here from another area of the world.
coffee, oranges, redwood, etc.
400
Breathing the oxygen that is produced by green plants is an example of how humans ____ their environments.
depend on
400
Name a unifying characteristic that might determine a region.
a common language, common landforms, common agriculture, common culture, etc.
400
25º N and 165º E is an example of what type of location?
absolute
400
Name something that would be a human characteristic of a place.
language, religion, politics, education
500
Why is it important for geographers to study movement when they are studying the Earth?
Because what happens in one place can affect other places.
500
Wearing warm coats in cold climates is an example of how humans ______ their environments.
adapt to
500
Name a type of region that would be considered 'political'.
country, state, city, county, etc.
500
How is 'location' different from 'place'?
'Location' tells where a place is, and 'place' describes what it is like.
500
What are two TYPES of characteristics that describe what a place is like?
human and physical
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