8-8 Geography Part A

Human Geography

100

How does Geography let us understand and appreciate the diversity of those around us

Learning about different cultures

200

The study of what happens when money is involved

economic systems

300

Push and pull factors such as how much food is available or protection from war are reasons humans:

Migrate from one country to another

400

These 2 examples of population characteristics help countries track how their population is growing and shrinking

birth rate, death rate

500

What human geography allows us to learn about the consequences of our actions

How humans interact and impact the earth

Physical Geography

100

Studying these 2 parts of nature lets us learn about the categories of food we eat

Plants and animals 

200

Mountains, deserts and oceans are examples of these

Physical features of the earth

300

Sunlight, wind, fossil fuels are all examples of these

Natural Resources

400

These 2 things are studied to understand the ground beneath us and the valuable materials we extract from it

rocks and minerals

500

These are partly about weather and partly made of the patterns of temperature, precipitation and seasonal changes

Climate zones

Settlement Factors

100

Water used for drinking, cleaning, growing food, transportation, and manufacturing. Water events like flooding or tsunamis. These are reasons: 

People settle close to or away from water

200

Building large indoor arenas such as those for hockey or curling require urban spaces with public transport and a large population nearby while outdoor skiing or snowboarding events need consistent snowfall and mountainous areas. These are reasons ____ and ____ were chosen for the recent Olympics

Milano and Cortina

300

Training residents to know what to do when encountering coyotes or closing down a road when the salamanders need to migrate to their breeding ground are examples of animals being affected by this:

An increase in high density development

400

The earth is getting warmer which causes glaciers and ice sheets to melt as well as water in general getting warmer which leads to this:

Rising sea levels

500

What are 2 ways rising sea levels can change things for humans

Possible answers: Flooding, lack of food, forced migration away from coasts, change in ocean currents that leads to changing climates 

Sustainable Settlements

100

Types of issues that impacts the environment and types that have a monetary impact are:

Environmental and economic impacts

200

Types of issues that impacts people and types that impact relationships with other countries or communities are:

Social and political impacts

300

This place uses waste matter to heat the entire city, they construct new buildings with insulated windows and encourage walking or biking instead of using cars

Sweden

400

This creates new land in large bodies of water by filling in rock or cement then covering it in clay or dirt

Land Reclamation

500

These 5 countries are effected by land claim issues or land reclamation 

Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Netherlands and Kenya