Location
What are the two types of location?
Absolute Location and Relative Location
An area that has unifying (similar) characteristics?
What does it mean to depend on your environment? And provide two examples.
It means being able to rely on the natural environment to meet your basic needs of survival.
Examples: farmers depend on fertile soil to help produce their crops, fish from the lakes, water from the ocean
What are the three main things that spread around the world (think of our buzzwords)?
People, Goods, and Ideas
What are the five main world religions?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism
Draw a compass, and label it with the cardinal directions?
Starting at the top and going clockwise - North, East, South, and West
What are the two types of characteristics we use when describing a place?
Physical Characteristics and Human Characteristics
What does it mean to adapt to your environment? And provide two examples.
Adapting means adjusting how you live to fit the conditions of your surroundings.
Examples - changing your diet based on local available food, dressing for the weather, farmers using irrigation systems to water their crops, etc
What are three examples of the movement of people?
Examples: people migrating from one place to another (immigration), forced movement like Enslaved Africans being taken across the ocean in slave trade, moving for a job, commuting to work or to school by driving or walking, war can force someone to migrate
What is the symbol for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Judaism - Star of David
Christianity - a Cross
Islam - Crescent Moon and Star
What is relative location?
A place's relative location is its location when compared to something else. It uses cardinal directions to locate places from one another.
What are two examples of regions?
Latin America, The European Union, Amazon Rainforest, The Middle East, The US, Silicon Valley, The Rust Belt, The Deep South, the Midwest, etc
What does it mean to modify an environment? Provide two examples.
To modify means to change or alter the environment to better suit human needs.
Examples: building cities and roads, clearing forests, polluting the air, etc
What are three examples of movement of goods?
Oranges from Florida, electronics from China, cars from Germany, clothes being sold worldwide, etc
Where do the adherents of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam practice/worship?
Christianity - Church
Judaism - Temple or Synagogue
Islam - Mosque
What is absolute location?
Absolute location is defined by latitude and longitude. It could also be an address. It is an exact location.
What are three physical characteristics of Mount Everest?
1. Highest Mountain
2. Part of the Himalayan Mountain Range
3. Composed of sedimentary rocks
4. Home to major glaciers
5. Huge peak with steep slopes
6. The weather is extremely cold and windy
What is the difference between adaptation and modification.
Adaptation means adjusting or changing your lifestyle to fit the environment. Modification means changing the environment itself to meet human needs.
What are three examples of movement of ideas?
Spread of Christianity (or any religion), Industrial Revolution, Civil Rights movement, fashion trends, music, fads, language, etc
What is the Holy book for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?
Christianity - the Bible
Judaism - The Torah (or Hebrew Bible)
Islam - Qu'ran
Do you think absolute or relative location is better, AND WHY?
Answers will vary.
What are three human characteristics of Chicago?
1. Architecture: Willis Tower, Wrigley Field, John Hancock Center
2. Arts: Art Institute of Chicago, Jazz
3. Subway System
4. Deep Dish Pizza, Hot Dogs, Italian Beef Sandwiches, Portillo's
5. Bears, Cubs, Blackhawks, White Sox, Bulls, Michael Jordan
Which of the following is an example of how humans affect the environment?
a. Trees growing taller
b. Rivers changing course naturally
c. Deforestation for agriculture
d. Earthquakes occurring
C
What is one positive and one negative about globalization.
Positives: people can buy products from all over the world, countries can trade, create jobs, people can learn about other cultures, knowledge spreads faster
Negatives: global brands can replace local traditions, some companies take advantages of low wages and poor working conditions, more shipping can cause environment
What are the fundamental beliefs for Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism?
Christianity - Believes in the teachings of Jesus
Judaism - Does NOT believe in Jesus as the prophet or messenger
Islam - Believes Muhammed is the messenger or prophet
Buddhism - Does not believe in God, but rather believes in the philosophy of Buddha
Hinduism - Believes in karma and reincarnation; and could worship multiple gods in multiple ways