Location
What is absolute location measured with?
Address or coordinates
Give two physical characteristics that might describe a desert.
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Examples: Sandy, Dry
Reasons people are drawn to a location, such as better opportunities, are considered...
pull factors
What are the three types of Human-Environment Interaction?
Adapt, Depend, Modify
Draw an accurate compass rose with cardinal and intercardinal directions.
ON BOARD
This set of lines measures distance north and south of the equator
latitude
What are the two types of characteristics used when describing 'place'?
Human Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
What are the three things that move?
Ideas, People, Goods
What is a region?
an area that has shared/common characteristics
What are the four elements of a map?
Title
Compass Rose
Scale
Key/Legend
This set of lines measures distance east and west of the prime meridian
Longitude
What question is being asked when looking at 'place'?
What is it like there?
Reasons people leave, such as war in their home country, are considered...
Push factors
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Example: Climate Zones
What are the four elements that are used in creating and analyzing GIS data on maps?
Polygons, Lines, Points, and Queries
What is an example of relative location?
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MUST have TWO locations listed/implied.
What are three human characteristics you might find in a large city?
Examples: Population, Buildings, Language, Culture, etc.
What is migration?
the movement of people from one place to another
True or False? Going to your bestie's house a few blocks away for dinner is considered movement?
False (in a geographic sense). This is too small of a movement, and more importantly, too temporary
GIS uses data to analyze that data and use it.
What two lines are used to find absolute location on Earth? BE SPECIFIC - WHAT IS EACH TYPE OF LINE CALLED??
Meridians of Longitude
What kind of graph is used to show a location's climate statistics?
Climograph
Bonus Q (+100): What are the two statistics shown on a climograph?
A song from the US hit #1 on the global charts. What is moving?
Ideas
Millions of people migrated from Ireland to the US in the late 1800's. Using this example, create a sentence that uses the words 'emigrate' and 'immigrate'.
The Irish emigrated from Ireland and immigrated to the US
Why is GIS important in modern geography?
Try to make your answer a little specific.
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