Basics of Geography
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region
How is climate different than weather?
Climate is long term pattern, weather is how the atmosphere is in a specific time and place
food, religion, language, clothing, traditions, sports, music, etc.
What are population pyramids used for?
Comparing and predicting population growth in a country
What is a nation?
group of people with a common culture, history, and language
3 ways humans interact with their environment
adapt, modify, depend
What are plate tectonics?
theory stating earth's surface is covered in giant plates that are constantly moving
How has language and religion spread?
Trade, conquest (war), mission work, colonization
What is population density?
number of individuals per unit of land
What is a state?
Political entity with defined borders and government, like a country
latitude and longitude
grid coordinates used to determine absolute location anywhere on earth
What do plate movements cause?
Landforms and natural disasters
What is a dominant and minority culture?
Dominant is more mainstream, bigger group, that holds more power. Minority is smaller group that has less power.
What are push and pull factors of migration
Push - reasons we leave country, war, crime,
Pull - reasons we come to a new country - education, family
What are the 4 types of economic systems?
mixed, traditional, command, and market
What order do latitude and longitude coordinates go in?
(Latitude first, Longitude next)
How do earthquakes happen?
Plate tectonics move and get stuck next to each other, pressure builds up, finally when they break apart it sends the energy throughout the land
Why is food important in geography?
food impacts culture, economics, and lifestyle. The food we grow is based on our geography
What is demography?
Study of human population
What are natural resources?
materials for the earth found in nature that have economic value
What direction do latitude lines go in? What direction are they measured in?
Horizontal and North and South
What is the Ring of Fire? Where is it?
Area in the pacific ocean that has 75% of volcanoes
What is sustenance and commercial farming?
Sustenance - small crops for consumption
Commercial - large fields for selling
What are the 3 types of growth shown on population pyramids?
Rapid, slow/stable, negative
Why are natural resources important
they can make or break a country