5 Themes of Geography
What are the 5 Themes?
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region
The equator divides the Earth into what?
North and South
How fast does the Earth rotate on it's axis?
1,000 mph
What is Climate?
Average weather in a certain region over a period of time
What are natural disasters?
Destructive events that are caused by either nature or natural processes of our planet
What is a physical characteristic of the United States?
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountians, Mississippi River, Niagra Falls
Captials, hospitals, and airports can all be represented by a _________ on a map
symbol
Temperature changes over distance. This is known as a difference in what?
Elevation
The five types of climate.
Tropical, mild/temperate, cold/continental, polar, and dry
A type of volcano that will not erupt again.
Extinct
A places location when compared to something else.
Relative location
This indicates what colors and symbols mean on a map.
Legend or key
The 2nd layer of Earth's structure.
Mantle
Absorb, store, and distribute heat around the world
Oceans
Formed when an earthquake occurs under water
Tsunami
What is an example of how humans have altered their environment?
Build roads, dams, buildings, etc.
Meridians are lines of ____________
Longitude
The puzzle pieces that make up Earth's crust
Tectonic Plates
Prevailing winds, latitude, elevation, and ocean currents
4 factors of climate
Storms that are 600 miles wide, and form above warm ocean waters
Hurricanes
What is a region?
An area with unifying characteristics
What do lines of latitude and longitude provide?
Where two continental plates push together, neither give way, create huge mountain ranges.
Convergent or uplift boundary
Condition of the atmosphere at any given time
Weather
Masses of rock, earth or debris slide down a slope
Landslide