Physical Geography
What is an example of a way people can use their knowledge of physical geography to stay safe?
Knowing what causes storms can help people prepare for them.
What is culture?
The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people
Latitude and longitude is an example of what kind of location?
absolute
Which theme of geography helps geographers compare the characteristics of different areas of the world?
Region
Geography is the study of:
the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features.
What causes regions with low latitudes to have warm temperatures usually?
the direct rays of the sun
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another
How can geographers reduce the distortions created when they draw a flat map of Greenland?
make a map projection
fault line
Where tectonic plates move past each other
A place's location in relation to another place
relative location
Describe a Mediterranean climate
dry, sunny, warm summers; mild, wetter winters; rain averages 15–20 inches (30–50 cm) a year
A population will be most likely to grow if what happens?
its birthrate is greater than its mortality rate
Countries east of the prime meridian are in which hemisphere?
eastern
delta
it is created when a river carries sediment along on its way to the ocean
What is a political map
A map that shows boundaries and boarders
Are mineral resources renewable or nonrenewable?
Nonrenewable
Why do cities often develop along rivers?
Rivers are used to transport goods.
Which kind of map would show national borders, capital cities, and population centers?
political
humus
Which term names the organic material that contributes to the fertility of soil?
Latitude lines measure distance in what?
degrees
What is the difference between weather & climate?
weather is short term, climate is weather patters over many years
Describe a metropolitan area.
A city, along with its suburbs and the surrounding region
The line of latitude that gives the world a Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Equator
Cartography
revolution is going around the sun, rotation is rotation on its axis