Vocabulary
A prediction about future weather conditions based on data and models.
Forecast
Location is defined as...
The spot where a site can be found on Earth
Define place
The characteristics and features of a site that make it unique
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An ________ that shares common characteristics with other areas
area
The relationship between humans and nature in an area is called what?
Human-Environment Interaction
Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns on Earth due to human activities, like burning fossil fuels.
Climate Change
True or False: The 5 themes of geography are
Location, Place, Region, Human-Human Interaction, Movement
False
Which of the following is not a physical characteristic of a place?
Architecture
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Regions can be as small as a neighborhood or as large as a _________
continent
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Geographers study __________-__________ interaction by looking at how people use and change their environments, and how the environment influences the behavior of the people who live there.
Human Environment
A type of turbulence that occurs in clear air, not associated with thunderstorms or mountains, and is difficult to predict.
Clear Air Turbulence
True or False:
Latitude and Longitude: 39* N, 77*W
Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a relative location example
False
What is Dubai?
This city is known for its luxurious architecture and is located in the United Arab Emirates.
Which of the following is not an example of a formal region?
The South
Humans affect the environment by?
Air pollution from an industrial plant, Home Construction, Environmental scientists collecting data, Great Pacific Garbage Patch
How people are spread out across a given area
Population Distribution
Geographers Geographers can identify the location of any site or space by either its ___________ or its ___________
Absolute or Relative location
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The ___________ and __________ of a site that make it unique
characteristics, features
What are examples of Vernacular regions?
The South, the West, the Midwest, etc
True or False
Air pollution from an industrial plant isn't caused by human environment?
False
Climate: rivers, mountains, coastlines.Physical Features: rivers, mountains, coastlines
Geographical Factors
The store is across the street from the gas station is an example of what?
Statements of Relative location
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The human characteristics of a place include the _________, language, architecture, religion, government, and culture at the site.
Population
Which of the following is an example of a functional region?
New York Metropolitan Area
The environment affects humans by
Effects of a hurricane in Florida, Skiing during the water, Banana farm in Costa Rica