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Vocabulary
Push and Pull Factors
Five Themes of Geography
Branches of Geography
Mixed Bag
100

This is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

Geography 

100

What is a push factor?

Something negative; pushes people out of a place, causes them to move away

100
This theme of geography relates to where things are in the world.

Location

100
What are the two branches of geography?

Physical geography and human geography 

100

This type of location uses an address or coordinates to show where a given object is.

Absolute Location 

200

This imaginary line marks zero degrees latitude 

The Equator 

200

What is a pull factor?

Something positive; it pulls people to a place, causes them to move to a place

200

Which theme of geography includes push and pull factors?

Movement

200

What is physical geography?

A study of the earth's physical features: landforms, bodies of water, etc.

200

What does Human-Environment Interaction study?

The affect of people on the planet, and the affect of the planet on people. 

300

What is Cartography? 

The science of making maps.

300

What is an example of a push factor?

War, poverty, violence, famine, etc.

300

Place refers to what?

The landscape of a location; its unique physical and human features 

300

What is human geography? 

The study of earth's human features; culture, languages spoken, relationships between people, etc.

300

This supercontinent existed on earth hundreds of millions of years ago

PANGEA

400
What is Landscape?

The physical and human features that make a place unique 

400

What is an example of a pull factor?

Peace, economic prosperity, job opportunities, etc.
400
A region is...

A part of the world with one or more common features that distinguish it from other areas

400

This field studies weather patterns and is connected to physical geography

Meteorology 

400

What type of map shows the results of a presidential election?

An Electoral Map (A type of thematic map)
500

This theory states that the world was once united as a supercontinent, and the continents seperated over millions of years 

Theory of Continental Drift

500

If someone from Ukraine moves to the United States because of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, what is the pull factor?

The peace of the US, safety, etc. 

500

Regions are defined by...?

Physical features and human features

500

This field studies the earth, soil composition, and rocks and is part of physical geography

Geology

500

This type of map projection was FORMERLY used in the UN's world map, and made some landforms look much larger than they really are (hint: Greenland). 

Mercator Map Projection