Chapter 1
What is geography?
The study of earth
What are the names of the 5 Great Lakes? (Hint: H.O.M.E.S)
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
True or False: Mexico is part of Latin America
True
What is a location?
A specific place or position
What are the two types of geography?
Physical and human
Where are the first Americans from? (hint: not United States)
Northeast Alaska and Eastern Russia
True or False: Mexico is part of Central America
False
What is climate?
Long term pattern of weather in a specific area
What tools do geographers use to study the Earth?
Spatial Scales: maps, aerial photographs and satellite imagery, GIS, and GPS
Who was the leader of the Vikings?
Leif Erickson
What are some physical features in South America? (hint: think about the different types of land levels)
Mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains
What are the 3 religions we learned about?
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
How many types of maps did we learn about?
3
What ocean did the slave trade take place in the late 1400s?
Atlantic
True or False: The Caribbean Sea is home to over 7,000 islands
True
True or False: North Africa and the Middle East have very different ethnic backgrounds
False
What is inquiry?
The act of seeking out information
What are the 5 parts of geography?
Movement, regions, human/environment interactions, location, and place
What are the 3 early civilizations? (hint: specifically in South America)
Maya, Inca, and Aztec
What resource connects the entire world? (hint: a nonrenewable resource from mostly the Middle East)
Oil