Movement
Region
Location
Human-Enviroment Interactions
Place
100
Movement occurs when people move from one place to another. True or False?
True
100
Michigan is in the northwest region of the United States. True or False?
False
100
Tell whether the following information provides a relative or absolute location: The latitude and longitude of Perth, Australia is 31.9554 degrees South and 115.8585 degrees East.
This is an absolute location.
100
True or False? The environment depends on people for its needs.
False. People depend on the environment.
100
True or False? Place asks the question "Where is a place located?"
False.
200
How are products made within the United States transported to stores in our area?
Trucks, Trains, etc.
200
A region is an area with similar characteristics, which makes it different than surrounding areas.
True or False?
True
200
Relative or Absolute? Florida is located in the far southeastern United States. Georgia and Alabama are to the north. The Gulf of Mexico is to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean is to the east.
This is relative location.
200
What are the 3 ways that Humans and the Environment Interact?
Humans depend on the environment. Humans can change the environment. Humans can adapt to the environment (or change themselves to fit in their environment).
200
In Michigan, 18% of adults describe themselves as Roman Catholics. About 1% describe themselves as Jewish. Is religion a human or physical characteristic?
Human
300
How are products made outside of the United States transported to our country?
Ships, planes, etc.
300
Name a region inside Michigan?
Upper Peninsula, West Michigan, Northern Michigan, Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids Area, Forest Hills, Celebration Shopping Area, Lake Michigan lakeshore, Mackinac Region, etc.
300
True or False: Location answers the question "What is it like there?"
False
300
When humans plant and harvest corn, what kind of human-environment interaction is this?
Humans depending on the environment (the soil, the climate, etc.)
300
Name a physical characteristic of a place.
Climate, landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, wild animals, etc.
400
Describe the 3 kinds of movement.
The Movement theme of geography is the movement of people, things, and ideas.
400
Name a region in Eastern Middle School...
cafeteria/lunch region, classroom region, parking region, office region, music region, 6th grade region, playground region, bus region, parent-pickup region, etc.
400
Give the relative location of France compared to three countries on its border. France is _____ of ...
France is northeast of Spain. France is west of Italy and Switzerland. France is southwest of Germany and Belgium.
400
What kind of human-environment interaction is shown by global climate change?
Humans changing the environment.
400
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. Is that an example of location or place? Explain how you know.
The capital of a country is part of "What it is like there." It is a human characteristic because humans decide where the capital will be.
500
What is an immigrant? How does an immigrant relate to the movement theme of geography?
An immigrant is a person who moved from one country to another country. It relates to the movement theme of geography because the person is moving from one place to another.
500
What makes the United States a region?
The people and places inside the U.S. all have some things in common. All of the places inside are states, and the people are US citizens. The places outside the United States are not states, they are other countries. People outside the United States are citizens of other countries (for the most part).
500
The equator is an invisible, human-created line that runs around the center of the earth -- like a belt. Is the equator a line of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
500
Give three ways that humans adapt to/have adapted to hurricanes.
We build our houses so they can survive strong winds, we track hurricanes to see where they will hit (and give them names), we give warnings when hurricanes are approaching, we evacuate people when they are in danger from hurricanes, we have police and others ready to rescue and help people affected by hurricanes, we rebuild after hurricanes have passed, etc.
500
Turkey vultures like to perch on the lights at Eastern's football stadium. Describe why this is a human and a physical characteristic of the Eastern campus.
It is a human characteristic because the stadium and the lights were put there by people. But it is a physical characteristic because the turkey vultures are wild creatures in this area.