oceania/ biomes
what is a region made up of many islands throughout the Central and South Pacific Ocean
what is Oceania?
what is the study of things in terms of their physical locations?
What is spatial distribution?
what focuses on how people and the natural environment interact.
what is environmental geography?
what is the lack of water when the land is too dry?
what is drought?
where did the rise of an industrial economy lead to the growth of cities
the north
What are the three island regions of Oceania?
Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia
What are the three basic patterns we expect to find in spatial distribution?
Uniform, random, and clustered or clumped
What are the four types of modern irrigation?
Furrow irrigation, basin irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, and drip irrigation
What causes drought
a lack of rain
the process by which an economy is transformed from a primarily agricultural one to one based on the manufacturing of goods is what?
industrilization
what are large areas on Earth with similar conditions, such as similar climates and similar living organisms?
what are biomes?
What does spatial refer to?
where/ location
What did mechanized crop irrigation help with?
Greater harvests and size of farms
What two things can cause drought
man or nature
development for the on-site removal, extraction, and primary processing of raw materials found on or under the Site, or accessible from the Site is what?
Natural resource development
where can the taiga be found?
South of the arctic tundra
what is any material, substance, or organism found in nature that is useful to people and/or necessary for life?
What is a natural resource?
what is another innovation that led to increased yields?
what is crop rotation?
What are the four types of drought?
meteorological drought, hydrological drought, agricultural drought, and socioeconomic drought
what is strip mining?
it destroys everything around the mine, All vegetation, topsoil, wildlife habitat, etc. are stripped away, polluted streams and rivers due to erosion and excessive runoff.
Where are tropical rainforests found?
Near the equator
Where does rice grow best?
Where is rainfall is relatively abundant?
what does GMO stand for?
what are Genetically modified organisms?
How does agricultural drought happen
How does agricultural drought happen
the management of renewable resources for the good of the entire human and natural community is what?
what is Sustainable development?