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Movement
Region
Location
Interactions
Place
100
The movement of goods and ideas around the globe has brought countries closer together True or False?
What is true
100
These two characteristics make up regions
What are human and physical characteristics
100
Absolute or Relative:The longitude and latitude of Egypt is 31.9554 degrees South and 115.8585 degrees East.
What is absolute location.
100
How do humans rely on nature?
Air. Water. Forest. We need water to drink. We need fields to grow our crops/build houses. We need clean air to breathe.
100
Physical or Human Characteristics: Badgers, Deer, Beetles, Tarantulas, Birds
What is Physical
200
Describe the movement theme of geography including a definition, question and any key words you can think of...
What is any of the following: the movement of people and products from one place to another. This creates cultural diffusion as ideas are spread across the world. People typically move from developing countries to developed ones for better resources. How do the people in that place interact with people in other places?
200
Give an example of a region...
Northeast, Midwest, Bible Belt, Tornado Alley etc.
200
Absolute or Relative: Australia is near New Zealand.
What is relative
200
How can you prevent global warming?
Recycle, conserve, carpool, eliminate fossil fuel from burning gas when you drive etc.
200
Physical or Human Characteristics: The Gateway Arch, at 630 feet, is the tallest national monument in the United States. At the base, it is also 630 feet. It is located in St. Louis Missouri, and took $13 million to build.
What is human (the arch didn't sprout out of the ground)
300
Developed countries share common characteristics such as?
What are... Good educational systems Widely available health care Modern technology
300
A region is an area with similar characteristics, which makes it different than surrounding areas. True or False?
True
300
Absolute or Relative: You are asking for directions to get to Springfield from Chatham. The man you ask tells you to keep driving until you see a light house, then turn left.
This is relative location.
300
How do we modify the environment to satisfy our needs?
We cut down forest to build roads. We spill oil and debris into clean water. We build levies to keep floods away from our living communities. We build highways through mountains. We release carbon dioxide into the air every time we drive.
300
a plant and animal community that covers a very large region
What is a biome
400
Developing countries share common characteristics such as
What are... Poverty and unemployment are widespread Limited health services Overcrowded schools Export most of their resources to developed countries
400
Which region has swamps, plains, forests, fishing, and oil drilling?
What is the Southern Region
400
symbol used on a map to show distance
What is a scale
400
How can the environment damage our lives?
What is natural pollution such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, tsunami, etc.
400
If I described the people in Michigan to be educated, it is a __________________ characteristic.
Human
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 and bringing their culture, ideas, clothing, language etc, with them.
500
Which region has forests, mountains, and a fault line dominate the landscape...
What is the Pacific Region (seattle, portland etc...)
500
This map shows state and city boundaries
What is a political map
500
What is permaculture?
What is is the practice of working with the land's natural characteristics or "thoughtful planting"
500
Finish the Sentence: Place does not refer to where a place is but _______________
What is...what a place is like