Timelines
In what type of order do timelines show events?
In chronological order.
What is the meaning of Human-Environment Interaction?
The ways in which humans change and adapt to their environment through the building of structures or adaptation to climate.
In between what two countries is St. Lawrence Island located?
Russia and the USA territory of Alaska.
What is opportunity cost?
The potential benefit someone losses when choosing an option over another.
What is the job of a cartographer?
A cartographer studies and creates maps.
What is the difference in the position of the events vs the dates on a timeline?
The dates go on top and the events on the bottom.
What are 5 examples of human-environment interaction?
1.Agriculture
2.Deforestation
3.Adapting clothing to climate
4.Urbanization
5.Boulding dams
What is the term that means the illegal hunt of animals?
Poaching.
What is the meaning of Equilibrium?
A price where the supply meets the demand.
How can a conflict be solved non-violently?
This can be done by using a treaty or law.
What is the first math procedure should you do to obtain equidistant line segments for CE or BCE?
Subtract the oldest date from the newest date.
What is one possible benefitial impact of HEI on the environment?
Restoration of the natural environment (like reforestation or restoration of rivers)
What is the meaning of subsistence living?
Subsistence living is when people of a certain area obtain their resources from their environment and the natural land around them.
What is the difference between a good and a service?
A good is a material product that can be sold for a specific price and a service is an activity that needs a fee.
What are the 4 intermediate directions?
They are northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast.
What is the difference between a line and a line segment on a timeline?
Tle line is the main part with arrows at each side and the line segments placed to show dates.
How can the effects of HEI be both beneficial and damaging to the environment as well as humans?
HEI can help humans survive and restore natural habitat but it can also destroy natural areas.
What is one example of the negative effects of Human-environment interaction in One With The Whale?
The ice around the island is melting and the climate is getting more unpredictable because of external HEI.
What is the difference between shortage and scarcity?
Scarcity is when people want or need more resources than what are available and shortage is when the demand is greater than the supply/not enough or you run out of supplies.
What is the difference between a physical and a political map?
Physical maps show terrain and landforms while political maps show the political boundaries of states or countries.
What is the first operation you should do in order to obtain equidistant line segments when using CE and BCE through math?
You should add the the dates instead of subtract them.
What global problem is caused by the excess of the negative effects human-environment interaction and pollution?
The climate crisis.
What are the three main conflicts in One With The Whale?
Chris is getting hate for killing a whale, the community is loosing their culture and they don't have enough food for the winter.
What is a cost benefit analysis?
When you need to analyse the costs and benefits as well as the opportunity cost of something before choosing an option.
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, place, region, movement and human-environment interaction (HEI).