Quick Facts
The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create
Geography
HEI looks at the relationships between ______________ and their environment.
humans
What is the leading cause of climate change?
Burning fossil fuels
Place can be described by _________ and __________ characteristics
Human and physical characteristics
Which coordinate comes first?
Latitude
Mountains and Lake Michigan are an example of this theme of geography.
Place (Physical features)
Place does what to a location?
Describes it
Building houses by destroying forests is an example of this theme of geography.
Human environment interaction
The Prime Meridian is a line of _____________
longitude
What are the 5 regions of the U.S
NE, SE, SW, MW, W/NW
Maine is in which climate zone:
a) moist subtropical
b) moist continental
c) dry
B) moist continental
What are the two types of location
Absolute and Relative
List 3 causes of climate
Transportation, fossil fuels, deforestation, waste management, agriculture
__________ is the most practiced religion in the middle eastern culture
Islam
What is the most practiced religion in the world?
Christianity
A description of where a something on Earth is
Location
The 5 themes of geography are
Location, Place, HEI, Movement, Region
List 3 effects of climate change
sea level rising, melting ice caps, heat waves, more extreme weather events
You develop a _________ of _________ when you become familiar with it.
Sense of place
Types of human characteristics that a region can be grouped based on
language,culture,religion
In Human-Environment Interaction, humans can either _______ or _______ the environment.
Adapt or modify
This theme refers to the way people, goods, information, and ideas move from one place to the other.
Movement
List two ways we can help slow climate change
Renewable energy, recycle, improved transportation, reforestation
Region is an area that is defined by _______________ characteristics.
common characteristics (or something similar)
Human and Physical