True/False: Absolute Location is telling a friend that the shoe store is near the music store in the mall
Falso
100
True/False: Longitude is the distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian
true
100
Give an example of absolute location
"You are here" shown on a map, x marks the spot, using latitude and longitude
200
What is mapmaking called?
Cartography
200
True/false: Divergent plate boundaries are when they come together
false
200
What is geography?
the study of the spatial patterns and of differences and similarities from one place to another in environment and culture.
Geographers study place, location, and the “where”
200
Which is closer to the equator? Polar climate, temperate climate, or tropical climate
Tropical climate
200
Name that climate: Has distinct warm summers and cold winter seasons.
Temperate climate
300
List the five different types of biomes
Forest, Tundra, Desert, Polar, and Grassland
300
True/False: Climate always changes
False
300
List the 4 subfields of geography
Physical, Human, Cartography, and Regional Geography
300
Describe humid sub-tropical climate
year-round precipitation with mild winters and hot summers
300
What is the difference between immigration and emigration: give an example
im: migration to a location / Leaving Italy to go to the U.S.
em: migration from a location / People in Italy would consider someone an immigrant because they left their nation to go to another one
400
All of the following are examples of push factors, EXCEPT: poverty, poor education, natural disasters, jobs
jobs
400
what is internal migration?
moving within a country
400
give an example of a convergent plate boundary
mountains or volcanoes
400
Physical feature: low land between hills or mountains; a gentle sloping depression between hills or mountains
valley
400
a body of water that is part of a sea, ocean or lake and is partly enclosed by dry land
bay
500
Name the 8 regions in the United States
Pacific, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Southwest, South, Midwest, Northeast, Midatlantic
500
What are characteristics of culture? (8)
clothing, language, religion, communication styles, traditions, ceremonies, family structure, food
500
physical feature: a deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides; carved by running water