Intro I
The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.
Geography
What is the difference between map and a globe?
Maps are flat and therefore have to use different projections, whereas globes are scale models of the Earth.
24 hours
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
365.25 Days
The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common.
Culture
The name for the cultural region made up of the states of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
New England
A part of the world that has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas.
Region
A field that studies people and their relationships.
Social Science
What is the Ring of Fire?
Places where tectonic plates meet and volcanoes have formed.
The higher you get above sea level, the temperature does what?
Gets colder/drops.
What physical feature were most large human settlements founded near?
Rivers
Most of the world's population lives in _____.
Cities/urban areas.
The art and science of making maps.
Cartography
Latitude measures degrees ___ and ___, whereas longitude measures degrees ___ and ___.
North and south, east and west.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to the short-term changes in air in a region, where climate refers to the region's average weather conditions over a long period of time.
Why is it rare for thunder and lightning to occur during a snowstorm?
The air is too cold and stable-- lightning requires warm air and instability (warm air moving through cold air).
The birth rate minus the death rate.
What are the two different types of migration, and how are they different?
Immigrate= Arrive
Human geography
What could you expect to find on a map that would tell you where on the globe the area your map focuses on is located?
The locator map.
A place where two air masses of different temperatures or moisture contents meet.
Front
Petroleum
Give an example of a push factor and one example of a pull factor.
Answers may vary, but push factors cause people to want to leave a place while pull factors cause people to want to specifically go to a certain place.
Geographers divide areas of human settlement into three categories. What are they?
1. Rural
2. Suburban
3. Urban
Name THREE things geographers might consider about a location.
Geographical formations (mountains, rivers, foliage, elevation)
Weather (temperature highs and lows, precipitation)
Frequent natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes)
Housing (common architecture, renters vs. homeowners)
Socio-economic status (common jobs, median income)
Language (language families, lingua franca, high vs. common culture, slang)
Religion (percentages of practicing religious population, denominations)
How does landscape influence how people live?
Proximity (to cities, other attractions, physical features, transportation)
What are the three different "levels" at which geographers study the world?
1. Local
2. Regional
3. Global
Why do rain shadows usually only exist on one side of a mountain?
Mountains block the movement of air, preventing the side that does not face the wind to be sheltered from much precipitation.
Explain how wind and water currents can affect climate.
Name three reasons/ways in which culture changes.
1. Innovation
2. Exchange/Contact
3. Conquest
Give one example of people changing the environment, and one example of people responding/adapting to the environment.
Answers will vary, but adapting means changing how humans live WITH the environment (e.g., air conditioning and house boats/houses on stilts), while changing the environment means actually changing the way things would naturally be (e.g. dams and terrace farming).