the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
What is Geography?
A thick layer of air pollution that is made of pollutants from vehicles and industry.
What is smog?
the fourth-largest island in the world and is considered part of the continent of Africa
What is Madagascar?
the world religion follows the Five Pillars of Faith
What is Islam?
The transfer of members of a population to a new area with the purpose of subjugating it
What is colonialism?
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
What are the Themes of Geography?
The European nation that most influential in colonizing Latin America
What is Spain?
a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
What is an Escarpment?
the total of shared knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group
What is culture?
Boundaries place limitations on ______________?
What is movement?
Latitude and longitude
What have been used as a grid measurement system for navigating the Earth for hundreds of years?
a series of rulers from the same family
What is a Dynasty?
they traditionally weave Kente Cloth
Who are men?
the spread of ideas and customs from one society to another
What is diffusion?
This ensures that no branch has too much power in the United States
What is Checks and Balances?
landforms and natural environments
What is Physical Geography?
people are placed into a given level of society at birth, and they remain at that level throughout their lives
What is the caste system?
A person who cannot or will not return to their country because of persecution, violence, or war
Who is a refugee?
"Man as a part of nature - harmony with the environment" and "Man above nature - environment should be subjugated by man"
What are attitudes towards the environment?
There are ____ main types of government.
What is 3?
Richter Scale
What is the device used to measure earthquakes?
the extremely large, beautiful coral reef that lies off Australia's eastern coast
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
The loss of food supply in a region.
What is famine?
How did religion spread around the world?
What is diffusion?
Connection of cultures, economies, and social systems
What is Globalization?