Geography Basics
What is absolute location?
place’s exact position
Our galaxy is called:
the Milky Way
The condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place.
Weather
A resource that natural forces or people can replace
A renewable resource
The beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people
Culture
Lines of longitude are also called:
Lines of latitude are also called:
meridians
parallels
Earth takes how long to complete one journey around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
The movement of water from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere and back again.
The water cycle
Reasons that push people to leave:
Pull, or attract, people to new countries:
Push Factor
Pull Factor
How many religions did we discuss in class?
7; Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Traditional Religions
A line drawn around Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
Equator
71% of Earth's surface is
Water
Three types of ecosystems:
Forest
Grassland
Cold Climate
Two ways people, government, and business can work together to use resources wisely and protect the environment:
Use public transportation and Use clean energy sources.
What makes it possible for people to communicate and share information and ideas.
language
Three different types of maps:
Political, Physical, and Special-purpose maps
Earth's three layers
Core, Mantle, and Crust
Six types of climates:
Tropical, Arid, Mediterranean, Temperate, Continental, and Polar.
How can extracting resources harm ecosystems and the environment?
Deforestation, Oil Spills, Reduce Biodiversity, and Pollution.
The four main forms of Art:
Visual, Architecture, Literature, and Music
What are geography five themes?
location, place, region, movement, and human-environment.
Moving water, ice, or wind breaks rocks into little pieces
Mechanical weathering
What are Earth's three zones
Polar/High Latitude, Tropics/Low Latitude, and Temperate/Middle Latitude.
A spillover
An effect on someone or something not involved in an activity that brought about that effect.
What do all religions have in common?
Special buildings, clergy, prayers & rituals, and religious holidays