Chapter 4
What are the five ways to characterize a region?
The Five things are landforms, climate, population, culture, and economics
What is factual information that has been collected together?
Data
If you find a certain piece of information answering a question of yours what should you do to make sure that the information is actual true information
You can check this by making sure that the information is verified by another website
What is perspective
Perspective is a person's particular point of view in something
The US is shipping soccer balls and when they get to the border the border patrol agents ask what is this and they say this is a _____ of soccer balls from the US
This would be an example of EXPORT
What is a region?
A region is and area of land that has shared characteristics and is characterized.
Why would a line graph be helpful when comparing some information?
It would help compare the information to know increases and decreases over time
What would be something like a clue that the websites name ends with that we can check to make sure that it is a trusted website and the information is true
The answer would be if it ends with .gov
What is an excerpt
An excerpt is a small piece of text from a larger section of text, music, or writing
What is a landform
A landform is the shape, form, or nature of physical features of Earth's surface
What is the largest region in the world?
Asia is considered its own region and is the biggest
What is a group of factual data with the same topic that has been collected together called?
Data Set
If an elderly person says "I'm worried that building a community college will cause traffic in town to increase." Are they FOR or AGAINST the idea of building a community college.
They would be going against building a community college
When the refs favor the Chiefs in every game what is this an example of them being...
Bias
What are historic sources
A source belonging in the past is the definition of historic sources
What region do we live in?
We live in the mid-western region.
What are two vocab words that go along with international trade?
These two vocab words are important and export
If a Mayor of a city says "Building a community would offer many new jobs to teachers, not to mention construction workers, designers, janitors, land scrapers and many others!" Would they be FOR or AGAINST building a community college
This would mean that they would be for building a community college
What does life expectancy mean
It means the average length of life in an area
What is a contemporary source
These are sources of the present
How many regions are in the USA?
There are 5 regions in the USA
What are the four ways that economists use to compare data sets?
The four things are Population Natural Resources, Industry and Production, and International Trade
How can we check information about the government to know if it is true?
We can ask a government official or look online on a verified government website to check our information
What is the meaning of climate
The meaning of climate is the long-term trends with things like weather elements and atmospheric conditions
What is the definition of credibility
The definition of credibility is the quality of being trusted in