Definitions 1
What is the name for the layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle?
Lithosphere
2. People who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return due to fear of persecution are:
Refugees
Regions formed from these properties share commonalities such as climate, urban features, vegetation, and landforms.
Physical.
Regions formed from these properties share commonalities such as culture, language, religion, political identity, and nationality.
Human.
Political divisions is a character of what type of region?
Formal/Human.
Climate
What term refers to the pattern of weather over a long period of time in a specific area?
Which natural disaster is characterized by strong winds rotating around a center of low pressure?
Hurricane
Average temperature in the region is what type of feature?
Physical.
A school district is a what type of region?
Functional.
What are the three types of regions?
Formal, Functional, Perceptual.
In which layer of Earth do we find all of the oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water?
Hydrosphere
What term is used for the community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment?
Ecosystem
Human or Physical Property?
Formal Region.
Functional Region
Focal Point with surrounding influenced areas.
Focused around a central point or node. This node can be large city or a commonality like economic activity or networking.
Tornado
Which natural disaster is known for its rapid rotation and funnel-shaped cloud?
What is the term for the processes and activities carried out by humans that impact the environment?
Human Processes
One that is set apart by abstract or subjective characteristics. The defining factors can be cultural or based on vernacular perception.
Perceptual Region
The term Bible Belt comes from shared ideas of what type of region?
Perceptual.
Cultural stereotypes about an area is characterized as a type of feature in what region?
Perceptual.
Which term refers to the part of Earth where life exists, including all living organisms and their interactions?
Biosphere
What are the large-scale movements of air that help distribute heat and moisture around the Earth?
Monsoon
Religious practices is what type of feature?
Human.
Human and physical characteristics describe which region?
Formal
Focal Point with surrounding influenced areas.
Functual