Themes of Geography
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Government / Economics
U.S. History
100

What is the study of Earth and everyone & everything on it is called?

Geography

100

What is a piece of land surrounded by water on THREE sides called?

Peninsula 

100

What does the word migration mean?

Moving from one place to another

100

The THREE branches of government.

Legislative, Executive & Judicial

100

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country is called what?

Immigration

200

What is the way people, products, information and ideas travel from one place to another called?

Movement

200

What causes earth’s seasons?

The tilt of the Earth's axis

200

Give an example of why someone would move to a city?

new opportunities, jobs, access to services, and entertainment

200

What are the two types of government?

Limited & Unlimited Government

200

What are the first inhabitants of North America called?

Native Americans

300

The relationship between people and their environment, and how they adapt to or change it is called?

Human-Environment Interaction

300

What is violent shaking of the ground as a result of plate tectonic movement along faults?

Earthquake

300

Compare and contrast urban vs rural

Urban areas are densely populated while rural areas are sparsely populated

300

Limited government has limits placed on it by what two things?

The people and / or a document

300

What is the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own called?

Colonization

400

What is an area defined by unique human and physical characteristics called?

Place

400

What is Climate?

How the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time. 

400

Imagine you live in a very dry area. What modifications can you make to improve your environment?

irrigate the land and plant drought-resistant plants

400

What is the growth of the standard of living of a nation's people from a low-income to high-income called?

Economic Development

400

What major events have affected trade in the United States?

WW1, WW2, War of 1812, American Revolution

500

What is an area that is defined by certain characteristics called?

Region

500

How much of the Earth is covered by water?

(App.) 70%

500

Name an element of culture

language, religion, ethnic groups, customs, history, arts and sports, government, and economy.

500

What is the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a given year called?

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

500

From 1600-1770 the British Empire began to settle along the Atlantic coast creating what?

THe 13 colonies

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