Vocabulary
The study of earth's physical features and human populations
What is geography?
This theme describes where something is located
What is location?
This map element shows direction
What is a compass rose?
The spread of ideas, technology, or culture
What is diffusion?
The average weather of a place over time
What is climate?
A large mass of earth's crust that moves slowly
This theme focuses on physical and human characteristics of a place
What is place?
This map element explains symbols
What is a legend/key?
Diffusion that spreads from rapidly person to person (example: trends on TikTok)
What is contagious diffusion?
Areas near the Equator usually have this type of climate
What is tropical?
A line that measures distance north or south of the Equator
What is latitude?
This theme explains how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment
What is human-environment interaction?
The imaginary line at 0° latitude
What is the equator?
Diffusion that spreads through a hierarchy or authority (example: laws)
What is hierarchical diffusion?
This factor explains why higher elevations are usually cooler
What is altitude?
A system of imaginary lines used to locate places on Earth
This theme describes how places are connected through movement of people, goods, or ideas
What is movement?
The imaginary line at 0° longitude
What is the prime meridian?
Diffusion that occurs when people move and bring ideas with them
What is relocation diffusion?
This climate zone has cold temperatures and little precipitation
What is polar/tundra?
The process by which ideas, goods, or people spread from one place to another
What is diffusion?
This theme groups areas with similar characteristics
What is region?
If you move east or west, which coordinate changes?
What is longitude?
Fast food spreading worldwide while adapting to local tastes is an example of…
What is stimulus diffusion?
long-term change in Earth’s average climate, often linked to human activity
What is climate change/global warming?