Maps/Graphs
5 Themes of Geography
Resources/Climate Change
Human Geography & Urbanization
Miscellaneous
100
The type of map that is shown above.What is a political map?
100
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What are the 5 themes of Geography (movement, region, human-environment interaction, location, and place)?
100
A term used to describe the gradual increase in Earth's temperature.
What is global warming?
100
Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface.
What is human geography?
100
The study of Earth and how people use it.
What is Geography?
200
The type of map that is shown above.What is a thematic map?
200
Difference between absolute and relative location.
What is absolute uses latitude and longitude and relative use surrounding landmarks?
200
Two examples of nonrenewable resources.
What are coal, oil, natural gas, and diamonds?
200
Define urbanization
What is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas?
200
Difference between weather and climate.
What is weather= short term; climate= long term/avg. weather?
300
The areas in DARK RED can be described as
What are metropolitan areas/cities?
300
2 examples of human-environment interaction.
What are buildings, roads, farming, domesticating animals, hunting, etc.?
300
Two consequences of global warming.
What are ice caps melting, ocean levels rising, flooding, and increased strength of storms and hurricanes?
300
Difference between rural and urban.
What is rural= countryside and urban= cities?
300
Amount of Carbon or CO2 released into the atmosphere by humans.
What is carbon footprint?
400
Approximate latitude and longitude of Chicago, IL.What is 42 deg. N 88 deg. W?
400
Describe the relative location of ZBTHS.
What is North of Chicago, South of Milwaukee, West of Lake Michigan, etc.?
400
2 effects water shortage can have on a region.
What are humans changing habits of using water, farmers forced to harvest crops earlier, and animals relocate to other areas to find resources?
400
Reason for rapid population growth over last 100 years.
What are increased food production, advancements in medical technology, and elimination of diseases?
400
2 reasons why people migrate to another country.
What is to escape violence/persecution, better life, better jobs, more opportunities, or better education?
500
The main advantage of this type of map projection.What is shows the size and shape of the continents more accurately?
500
Difference between Location and Region.
What is location says exactly where you are and region describes what an area might be like?
500
"Calculations have indicated that rainforest land cleared for agriculture yields about $60 per acre, while land used for the raising of cattle nets an owner about $600 per acre for the first few years that the land is productive. However...fruits and nuts, can yield up to $2,400 per acre."
According to this passage, we can infer ______ yields the highest profit.
What is fruits and nuts?
500
2 negative effects of overpopulation.
What are increased homeless, increased crime, increased traffic, problems with garbage collection, lack of money for urban schools, etc.?
500
Vaxjo, Sweden Article Excerpt:
"We are convinced that the cities are a key element to change behavior and get results," said Pedro Ballesteros Torres, manager of the Sustainable Energy Europe campaign. "Climate change is a global problem but the origin of the problem is very local."
Based on this passage, we can infer...
What is small cities are taking the initiative on climate change/small cities can make a difference in climate change?