Latitude & Longitude
5 Themes of Geography
Population Pyramids
Key Terms
Culture & Movement
100

Is latitude and longitude an example of absolute or relative location.

Absolute

100

Is culture a theme of geography?

NO

100

What kind of population pyramid would a country with mostly old people have?

Baby Boomer

100

What is the best definition of Geography?

The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environment

100

What is a good definition of culture?

A set of behaviors, worldviews, and ways of life of a group of people that’s closely tied with their identity – both as individuals and as a group.

(Does not have to be the exact same definition as above)

200

Is the Prime Meridian a line of latitude or longitude?

Longitude

200

Cardinal Directions are examples of which theme of geography? (North, West, East South)

Location

200

What kind of population pyramid will a stable population have?

Balanced
200

What is a cartogropher?

A person who makes maps

200

What are push factors?

Push factors are things that make people want to leave their homes. Things like war, violence, disease, and persecution.

300

What is the line around the Earth at 0° latitude?

The Equator

300

Lakes and temperate weather are features that define Michigan. This is an example of which theme of geography?

Place

300

How will the future population look in a place with a baby boomer population pyramid? 

The population will decrease as there will be more old people dying than babies born

300

What does it mean for a place to be "urban"

Urban places have high population density and include major cities and towns.

300

What is urbanization

Urbanization is the process of migration into cities and those cities becoming larger.

400

Which of the following is a correct example of absolute location?

  • 56°S, 14°N
  • 33°E, 30°N
  • 95°S, 19°E
  • 57°N, 65°W

57°N, 65°W

(Kapapustitshepanianit, Canada)

400

Barbara buys something from Temu and it is shipped from China to East Lansing. What theme is this an example of?

Movement

400
How will the future population look in a place with a wide base population pyramid?

There will be a lot of population growth as a lot of children will be born

400

What is a refugee?

Refugees are people who flee a country because of war, persecution, or violence.

400

What is the difference between immigration and emmigration?

Immigration is the act of moving to a new country, while emigration is the act of leaving one's home country.

500

What hemisphere would the coordinates 33°N 80°W be in?

Northern Hemisphere

(North Western)

500

Give an example of Human-Environment interaction

Building a dam, deforestation, pollution

500

Population pyramids are graphs that show the ____ & ________ distribution of a population.


Age & Gender

500

What is the difference between reference maps and thematic maps?

Reference maps show general location information; thematic maps show information about different themes across space

(Does not have to be the exact same definition as above)

500

What are the elements of culture we went over?

Ethnic Groups, Language, Religion, Customs, History, Arts & Sports, and Government.

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