Themes of Geography
What is the study of Earth and everyone & everything on it is called?
Geography
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on THREE sides called?
Peninsula
What does the word migration mean?
Moving from one place to another
The THREE branches of government.
Legislative, Executive & Judicial
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country is called what?
Immigration
What is the way people, products, information and ideas travel from one place to another called?
Movement
What causes earth’s seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis
Give an example of why someone would move to a city?
new opportunities, jobs, access to services, and entertainment
What are the two types of government?
Limited & Unlimited Government
What are the first inhabitants of North America called?
Native Americans
The relationship between people and their environment, and how they adapt to or change it is called?
Human-Environment Interaction
What is violent shaking of the ground as a result of plate tectonic movement along faults?
Earthquake
Compare and contrast urban vs rural
Urban areas are densely populated while rural areas are sparsely populated
Limited government has limits placed on it by what two things?
The people and / or a document
What is the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own called?
Colonization
What is an area defined by unique human and physical characteristics called?
Place
What is Climate?
How the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time.
Imagine you live in a very dry area. What modifications can you make to improve your environment?
irrigate the land and plant drought-resistant plants
What is the growth of the standard of living of a nation's people from a low-income to high-income called?
Economic Development
What major events have affected trade in the United States?
WW1, WW2, War of 1812, American Revolution
What is an area that is defined by certain characteristics called?
Region
How much of the Earth is covered by water?
(App.) 70%
Name an element of culture
language, religion, ethnic groups, customs, history, arts and sports, government, and economy.
What is the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a given year called?
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
From 1600-1770 the British Empire began to settle along the Atlantic coast creating what?
THe 13 colonies