Introduction to Geography, Hello
Super Human Geography
Ages of Rocks & Ice
Starter Civilizations
That's so Random
100
What does a CARTOGRAPHER study?
What is maps.
100
What is culture?
100
What does nomadic mean?
What is... moving around with no permanent home.
100
In Hammurabi's Code what happens if you poke someone's eye out?
What is your eye gets poked out.
100
To the nearest billion how many people are there on Earth in 2025?
What is 8 billion.
200
Why aren't maps the perfect tool for studying geography?
What is because you cannot take a 3D object and make it flat, it will always have distortions.
200
Give three examples of migration push factors.
200
What are the other names for the Old and New Stone Ages?
What is the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
200
What is a social hierarchy?
What is a social pyramid/structure that had different levels for the different level of power or respect a person had in society.
200
Why does China have more men than women?
What is due to a cultural preference to boys and a decades long population control law that only allowed families to have one child. So, families tended to only keep/have sons.
300
What type of map is this?
What is a Topographic Map.
300
What does Rural, Urban, and Suburban mean?
Rural= Farmland/countryside
Urban= Cities
Suburban= Neighborhoods
300
What geographic feature did humans tend to settle near and why?
What is rivers due to the access of fresh water for human activity and agriculture. Rivers were also good barriers and often flooded leaving rich silt as fertilizer.
300
What is terrace farming?
What is a way to grow plants on the side of a mountain by building platforms or steps where the crops are planted.
300
What was the name of the first fossilized remains of human ancestors?
Found in Ethiopia by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. Named after a popular song.
Who is Lucy
400
What is the shape of this population pyramid?
What is expanding.
400
What is the formula for population density?
What is add up all the people of a population and divide the number the area they inhabit.
400
What happened to the oceans during the Ice Age?
What is the water level dropped ~300 feet as water got trapped in glaciers and ice caps. This allowed more exposure of shorelines.
400
Why is there conflict in Israel?
What is due to historical claims to the lands by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The current difficulties in coexistence for the Israelis and Palestinians who want the control over the same land. They have been fighting over it for generations.
400
The Mercator Map is the most popularly used map. Answer either Question:
a. What is it used for?
b. What type of projection is it made out of?
a. What is its used for navigation (it shows true direction)
b. What is a cylindrical projection
500
What landform is this an example of?
What is an Isthmus.
500
Why is immigration positive/good for countries?
What is...
- Adds diversity
- Larger workforce
- More/new skills
- More people to buy stuff and pay taxes
500
1. What was the name of the land bridge that appeared during the Ice Age that allowed humans to migrate to the Americas?
AND
2. What two continents did it connect?
What is the Bering Strait and what is N. America and Asia.
500
What allowed humans to go from hunter-gatherers to living in advanced civilizations?
What is...
1. Agriculture & Domestication of plants/animals
2. Surplus food supply
3. Job Specialization
500
Why haven't humans ever domesticated ZEBRAs? (Two reasons needed)
What is because:
- They have great eyesight (Makes them very difficult to catch)
- Not strong enough for humans to ride
- They get very mean as they age
- When the bite they do not let go
- Their kicks can kill
- Due to being a prey animal in Africa they are easily spooked & will run away quickly
- No natural social structure (less willing to see humans as a leader)