Latitude & Longitude
Is latitude and longitude an example of absolute or relative location.
Absolute
Is culture a theme of geography?
NO
What kind of population pyramid would a country with mostly old people have?
Baby Boomer
What is the best definition of Geography?
The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environment
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)
Is the Prime Meridian a line of latitude or longitude?
Longitude
Cardinal Directions are examples of which theme of geography? (North, West, East South)
Location
What kind of population pyramid will a stable population have?
What is a cartogropher?
A person who makes maps
What are push factors?
Push factors are things that make people want to leave their homes. Things like war, violence, disease, and persecution.
What is the line around the Earth at 0° latitude?
The Equator
Lakes and temperate weather are features that define Michigan. This is an example of which theme of geography?
Place
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
What does it mean for a place to be "urban"
Urban places have high population density and include major cities and towns.
What is urbanization
Urbanization is the process of migration into cities and those cities becoming larger.
Which of the following is a correct example of absolute location?
57°N, 65°W
(Kapapustitshepanianit, Canada)
Barbara buys something from Temu and it is shipped from China to East Lansing. What theme is this an example of?
Movement
There will be a lot of population growth as a lot of children will be born
What is a refugee?
Refugees are people who flee a country because of war, persecution, or violence.
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.
What hemisphere would the coordinates 33°N 80°W be in?
Northern Hemisphere
(North Western)
Give an example of Human-Environment interaction
Building a dam, deforestation, pollution
Population pyramids are graphs that show the ____ & ________ distribution of a population.
Age & Gender
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)
What are the elements of culture we went over?
Ethnic Groups, Language, Religion, Customs, History, Arts & Sports, and Government.