area of low land usually between hills or mountains
100
Perceptual Region
This type of region is defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data.
Ex: “The bible belt”, “Cowboy Country”
100
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantel, Crust
List the layers of the Earth's crust.
100
Social
Hospitals destroyed, no where for injured persons to get medical attention, no social services.... Above describes a _______ consequence of extreme weather.
100
False..... Diseases went both ways!
True or False: The exchange of diseases only occurred from "Old World" to "New World," not new to old
200
Glacier
large, thick body of slow moving ice
200
Formal Region
This type of region is defined by a common characteristic, such as a product produced there. Also based on measurable data. (Ex: a state)
200
Transformative
The process when two plates slide past each other
200
Environmental
Recent storms have caused flooding of the area's lakes. This physically affects the region. This is an example of a ________ consequence.
200
Europe, Asia, Africa
When referring to “Old World” and “New World”, “Old World” refers to….
300
Peninsula
body of land jutting into lake or ocean, surrounded on 3 sides by water (Ex: Florida)
300
Functional Region
This type of region is a central place and the surrounding area linked to it. (AKA system of interactions)
Ex: metroplex
300
Divergent
The process when two plates spread apart.
300
Economic!
The following describes a ________ consequence of extreme weather. Due to a recent Tsunami a farm's crops were destroyed and now the family will be unable to sell them at market. Overall this will impact the market in that the amount of food goes down and the price goes up (because its so hard to get)
300
Horse
The _______________________ is an example of the Columbian Exchange that greatly impacted how the native people hunted for food.
400
Physical
A landform is an example of a ______________ characteristic.
400
Physical and Human
Regions are made up of both ___________ characteristics like rivers and ___________ characteristics like population.
400
Convergent
The process that occurs when two plates collide
400
Cultural
Due to a recent tornado people were forced to relocate away from their home state and cultural norms. This is an example of a _________ consequence.
400
1492
In the year _________ Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
500
Volcanic Mountain
A __________ is created when a sea plate crashes into a continental plate, forcing the sea plate to go under, puncture the core and make molten material spew up.
500
Functional
DFW is an example of a ____________ type of region.
500
Subduction
_____________ describes the process when a sea plate collides with continental plate
(Heavier sea plate goes under continental plate); creates mountain
500
Earthquake
The sliding of plates across one another causes this type of natural disaster.