Chex Mix
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Plate Tectonics & DTM
Six Essential Elements
Human Geo
100
How would you describe the growth of the population of the country below
?
Quick or exponential growth
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the condition outside currently, climate is the condition in an area over a long period of time.
100
Pangaea is the theory that all continents were connected how long ago?
Over 200 million years!
100
Uses of Geography helps us to prepare for what?
the future!
100
What is the most spoken language on earth?
Mandarin Chinese
200
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The US would show what type of population growth?
slow or stable growth
200
What climate zone, located in North Africa, has almost no rain and is very hot!
Arid or Semiarid
200
What is the rain shadow effect?
One side of a mountain getting a lot of rain and the other side not getting a lot of rain.
200
Which stage has negative "growth" from people choosing to not marrying and have families to focus solely on careers and high-paying jobs?
Stage 5
200
Religion, movies, food, and clothes are all different aspects of a person's what?
culture!
300
What are the degree numbers for the equator, prime meridian, and international date line? Be specific if they are latitude or longitude.
equator- 0 degrees latitude
prime meridian- 0 degrees longitude
international date line- 180 degrees longitude
300
From the large amount of children and few elderly people, what can you say about the healthcare of this country?
It lacks the medical help to help people live longer.
300
Traditional economies and subsistence farming are found typically in what types of countries?
less developed (poor) countries
300
What type of region is being shown in this map of cell phone coverage from Verizon Wireless?
Functional Region
300
The Sunbelt is highlighted on this map - a place with warmer average temperatures in the U.S. What type of region is this?
Formal Region
400
PPSM (people per square mile) measure what?
population density
400
Name a climate zone that get lots of precipitation.
Rainforest or Tropical Wet and Dry
400
Which stage has the fastest growth rate due to the high birth rates and lower death rates due to better farming techniques?
Stage 2
400
Which stage would have the lowest growth due to women having careers and delaying child birth along with advancements in medicine to lower death rates?
Stage 4
400
Give an example of a formal, functional, and perceptual region.
formal (based on facts)- states, countries, etc
functional (has a use)- highways, cell phone, etc
perceptual (feelings)- "bad part of town," "good part of town," etc
500
If Atlanta has to open a larger capacity baseball stadium is that a result of high or low population density?
high
500
What shape does a population pyramid need to be if it has a lot of working aged adults and not a lot of children? It is also a more wealthy country.
coke bottle
500
Which stage has a lowering birth rate due to women gaining education and starting to get rights?
Stage 3
500
Give two examples of push factors and two examples of pull factors.
push- bad government, bad jobs, bad climate, etc
pull- good government, good economy, good weather, family links, etc
500
McDonald's and Coca Cola are all over the world and are examples of what?
Globalization