Throwbacks
Real world Geography
H.E.I/ Extreme Weather
Earth System's and Patterns
Climate, Resources & Landscapes
100
What is physical geography?
The study of Earth’s natural features and processes, including landforms, water, weather, and climate.
100
What is this???
Pacific Ring of Fire (also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt) is horseshoe-shaped tectonic zone that circles the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
100
How can air pollution affect people and the environment?
? It can cause breathing problems, harm ecosystems, and contribute to smog or acid deposition.
100
What happens at a convergent plate boundary
Plates move toward one another, potentially forming mountains, trenches, volcanoes, or earthquakes.
100
How are weather and climate different?
Weather describes short-term atmospheric conditions
Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a region.
200
What is the difference between a hurricane and a tornado?
A hurricane is a large tropical cyclone forming over warm ocean water; a tornado is a smaller, violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
200
Which region area is most likely going to experience heavy flooding???
Gulf Coast
200
What is a monsoon?
A seasonal shift in winds that often brings distinct wet and dry seasons, especially in South and Southeast Asia.
200
What happens at a divergent plate boundary?
Plates move apart, allowing new crust to form, often at mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
200
What is the difference between continents and countries?
A continent is a large, continuous geographical landmass, while a country is a distinct political and sovereign territory with its own government
300
What causes the seasons
Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves around the Sun changes sunlight angle and daylight length.
300
North America is mainly in what hemisphere(s)???
North and Western Hemisphere
300
What is El Niño?
A periodic warming of surface waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific that can change weather patterns around the world.
300
If it is summer in the northern hemisphere then the southern hemisphere will be having??
It is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
300
. How do ocean currents affect coastal climate
They move heat around the planet; warm currents can warm nearby coasts and cold currents can cool them.
400
How many World Geography Units are there for this course?
Eight
Units that will be covered:
1.Thinking Like a Geographer: 4 Weeks
2.Physical Geography: 4 Weeks
3.Demography: 4 Weeks
4.Cultural Geography: 5 Weeks
5.Geopolitics: 5 Weeks
6.Economics: 5 Weeks
7.Urbanization: 4 Weeks
8.Geographic Threads: 5 Weeks
400
How do people adapt to the environment?
Changing their clothing, housing, lifestyle, and bodies to adapt to their current environment.
400
What is GIS?
Geographical Information Systems, spatial information systems that merge information from satellites and land-based sources.
Global data, statistics
400
What is a biome?
A large region with characteristic climate, vegetation, and animal life, such as a desert or tropical rainforest.
400
. How does elevation affect climate
Higher elevations are generally cooler than nearby lower elevations.
500
What are the three different types of regions?
Formal, functional, and perceptual
500
Why is the Himalayas essential to Physical Gepgraphy?
The Himalayas are essential in physical geography because they provide a textbook example of convergent plate tectonics, orographic precipitation, perennial river hydrology, and altitudinal zonation.
500
What is deposition?
The dropping or settling of sediment after it has been transported
500
What is the almost exact degree, that the Earth tilt on its axis?
23.5
500
A place on the Earth's surface what two factors affect the climate of location?
Latitude and Elevation