Geography Basics
Name the cardinal directions
North, South, East and West
Name of our galaxy
Milky Way
What is an ecosystem?
Group of plants and animals that depend on one another and their environment for survival.
What is pollution?
The introduction of harmful materials into the environment.
What is latitude and longitude?
Latitude: The position north or south from the Equator. It's measured in degrees.
Longitude: Position in degrees east or west from the prime meridian
What is rotation and revolution?
Rotation: Earth spins over its own axis
Revolution: Earth spins around the sun
Difference betweein climate and weather
Climate is the temperature from a place in certain season along the years. Weather is the temperature from a place right now
Difference between renewable and non renewable resources
We can replace the renewable resource in a short time, we can't replace non renewable resources, or we could through millions of years
What is human-environment interaction?
Considers how people affect their environment or natural surroundings, and how environment affects people
How are the volcanoes formed?
When plate movement forces oceanic crust beneath continental crust, steam and heat are released, melting the rocks above. This causes the rock to melt and rise, forming volcanoes
What is erosion?
A process in which water, ice or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else.
What is deforestation?
Loss of forest cover in a region (people cut the trees)
What is a relative location?
The location of a place considering its distance from another
What is weathering?
A process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
Why do temperatures differ along the year?
The Earth is closer or farther from the sun in certain times of the year, that's why the temperature is hotter or cooler.
What is biodiversity?
Number of types of living things in a region or ecosystem
What is GPS?
A network of 24 satellites used to pinpoint locations on Earth
Why do we have seasons?
As Earth makes a revolution, direct sunlight moves North and South from the Equator as the year progresses.
Describe three types of climate
Tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, humid subtropical, mediterranean, semiarid and arid
How do people use the land?
To build, to plant food, to raise animals,