Themes
How many themes are there in Geography?
5
The number of continents
7
Describing somewhere in relation to somewhere else.
Relative Location
When a person migrates from their home and shares their culture with a new location
Relocation Diffusion
How many individuals are in a given space.
Population Density
Where a place is on the earth.
Location
The 4 cardinal directions
North, South, East and West
A precise and exact point on the Earth's surface
Absolute Location.
When a cultural trend is transmitted from person to person from an original source to numerous others,Tik Tok videos are a great example of this.
Contagious Diffusion.
Energy that is produced from a renewable source.
Sustainable Energy
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
Movement
Imaginary lines running North to South to help locate places.
Lines of Longitude
The weakening of the interaction between two places, caused by increasing distanc
Distance Decay
When a cultural trend is spread from one segment of society to another, in a pattern. Taylor Swift creating a new perfume, for example.
Hierarchical Diffusion,
List 3 fossil fuels.
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
Regions
The most important line of latitude.
The Equator
This concept is caused by improvements in communication or transportation and involves a reduction in the time required to reach another place.
Space-Time Compression
When a cultural trend spreads, but is changed by those adopting the idea. Tex-Mex for example.
Stimulus Didffusion.
What happens when greenhouse gases are present in the atmosphere?
They trap heat and cause the earth's temperature to rise.
The physical and human characteristics of a location
Place or Site
Though what major English city does the Prime or Greemwich Meridian run?
London
The mileage of a straight line between two places,
Euclidean Distance (As the crow flies_
Outline the reasons why there is such a big holiday in Chicago on March 17th (festivities including dyeing the Chicago river green and numerous parades).
The Irish who migrated to Chicago brought the tradition of celebrating St. Patrick's Day (St, Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland) with them.
Responsible interaction with the environment to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources and allow for long-term environmental quality.
Environmental Sustainability