Intro to Geography
Physical Geography
Human Geography
The Americas
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100
Why is it important to learn geography?
Avoid mistakes, know where places are, travel, knowledge
100
What is permafrost? What countries can it be found in?
Permanently frozen layers of soil; Canada, Russia
100
What is cultural diffusion?
Spread of culture
100
What countries or regions are included in "the Americas"?
Canada, United States, Central America, the Caribbean, South America
100
What is the weather like in the rain shadow?
Dry, Desert
200
What are some tools geographers use?
Maps, globes, GPS, GIS, phone
200
What is hydroelectric power?
Water power
200
What does population density tell us?
How crowded a place is - people per square mile
200
What do the Andes mountains provide the people that live there?
resources, precious metals
200
How does water impact a place?
Transportation
300
What do GPS and GIS stand for?
GPS: Global Positioning System GIS: Geographic Information System
300
Name the three climate zones and the latitudes (low, middle, or high) where they occur.
Tropical - Low latitudes Temperate - Middle latitudes Polar - High latitudes
300
What activities happen at each sector of the economy: primary, secondary, tertiary?
Primary: agriculture; Secondary: manufacturing; Tertiary: services
300
What types of climates are in Canada and the Caribbean?
Canada: polar (tundra, subarctic) the Caribbean: tropical (humid tropical, tropical savanna)
300
Latitude: what is another name for the lines? what direction do they measure? what is an important line? Longitude: what is another name for the lines? what direction do they measure? what is an important line?
Latitude: parallels, N-S, equator Longitude: meridians, E-W, prime meridian or international dateline
400
What are the four types of maps and what is on each one?
Political - countries, cities, capitals Physical - landforms and waterways Population - how many people live there Climate - climate zones and average temperature
400
What are the three ways that plates shift? Name one thing that happens at each shift.
Collide - mountains Separate - volcanoes Slide - earthquakes
400
What is one positive and one negative effect of globalization?
Positive: humanitarian aid, tourism, popular culture; Negative: war, disease, outsourcing
400
What are the divisions of Canada called and what part of Canada has the largest population?
Provinces and territories, Southern Canada
400
What are four topics in Physical Geography?
Earth and Sun, Physical Features (landforms and waterways), Natural Resources, Weather and Climate, Environment
500
What are the five themes of geography and what is an example of each one?
Movement - include HOW and WHY Region - country, continent, or area Location - absolute (latitude, longitude) or relative (n, e, s, w) Interaction - what the people do with the land Place - attraction, monument, building...
500
Draw an example of FIVE landforms or waterways in North America.
River, Bay, Lake, Mountain, Gulf, Sea, Island, Peninsula, Ocean
500
What does GDP stand for, what is its definition, and why do we use it?
Gross Domestic Product: value of the goods and services in a country in one year Determine if its developed or developing and compare to other countries
500
What are the four regions of the United States and the main activity of each?
Northeast - banking, South - oil refinery, Midwest - farming, West - ranching
500
What are five topics in Human Geography?
Culture, Population, Government, Economy, Globalization
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