Location & Place
What question does the theme of Location answer?
Where is it?
Wearing warm clothing during a cold winter is an example of people:
Adapting to the environment
The theme of Movement focuses on how people, goods, and ideas:
Travel from one place to another
Which social scientist studies and interprets the past?
Historian
What is a tectonic plate?
A large piece of Earth's outer layer.
What is an example of relative location?
A location described in relation to another place
Human-environment interaction studies how people:
Use, adapt to, and modify the environment
A region is an area that has:
One or more shared characteristics
Which social scientist studies culture and how humans develop cultural practices?
Anthropologist
What can happen when two tectonic plates collide?
Mountains can form, or one plate may move beneath another.
What is an example of an absolute location?
address, gps coordinates, gps location
Building a dam to control river flooding is an example of people:
Modifying the environment
An area where many people speak the same language could be considered a region based on what characteristic?
A shared human characteristic
Which social scientist studies human societies, groups, and how people interact?
Sociologist
What is culture?
The shared beliefs, customs, traditions, language, and way of life of a group.
Which is a human characteristic of Place?
answers may vary
What are the three ways people interact with the environment?
Use it, adapt to it, and modify it.
A family moves to another town because a parent gets a new job. This is an example of:
A push/pull factor related to migration
Which social scientist focuses on government, citizenship, and political systems?
Political scientist
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of cultural ideas, practices, or products from one group or place to another.
Which is a physical characteristic of Place?
answers may vary
A community builds houses on stilts because flooding happens frequently. Is this an example of using, adapting to, or modifying the environment?
Adapting to the environment.
Which is a pull factor that might attract people to a new place?
More job opportunities, but answers may vary
Which social scientist studies how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed?
Economist
Give one example of cultural diffusion.
Accept examples such as foods, music, clothing, or traditions spreading between cultures.