5 THEMES
Which theme?:
How people change or adapt to their environment
Human-Environment Interaction
What was Pangaea?
A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
A fold is a ___ in the crust while a fault is a ___ in the crust
fold-bend/curve
fault-fracture/break
The Andes Mountains are located on which continent?
South America
Russia is considered a transcontinental country because it spans which two continents?
Europe and Asia
What type of location uses latitude and longitude to describe where a place is?
Absolute Location
What is the innermost layer of the earth?
Core
What does a seismograph measure?
Earthquakes
The Amazon River flows mainly through which country?
Brazil
Majority-city population
What type of characteristic of a place?:
A canoe rowing through a river
Human Characteristic
What layer of the earth is this?:
The layer of gases surrounding Earth
Atmosphere
What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
Divergent
Which of the following civilizations is known for developing an advanced understanding of astronomy and mathematics?
Maya
Italy, Spain, and Greece are all part of which European subregion?
Mediterranean Europe
There are three things that move in geography:
People, Goods, and _______
Ideas
What layer does lava come from?
Mantle
The hypothesis that all continents were once joined into a supercontinent that split apart over millions of years.
Continental Drift Theory
Which civilization constructed extensive terrace farming systems in mountainous regions?
The Mediterranean Sea borders which part of Europe?
Southern
What type of region are these?:
The Midwest, The Middle East, The Panhandle
Perceptual Region
Which continent is the largest by land area?
Asia
What are the four different types of tectonic plate movements?
Slide, collide, subduct, and spread
Which two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal?
Pacific and Atlantic
What major historical period caused rapid urbanization in Europe?
Industrial Revolution