Vocabulary
Themes of Geography & Plate Tectonics
Weather & Climate
Human Geography & Political & Economic Systems
Resources & Economic Activites
100

The study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places, and the complex relationships between people and their environments.

Geography

100

What are the two branches of Geography?

Physical & Human

100

Name for the effect known for maintaining Earth's temperature.

Greenhouse Effect

100

4 characteristics of a country

territory, population, government, sovereignty

100

What are the two categories of energy resources based on their availability?

Renewable & Nonrenewable

200

The condition of the bottom layer of the Earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.

Weather

200

List the layers of Earth

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

200

List the 3 characteristics of weather.

Wind, Temperature, Precipitation

200

What are the 3 ways cultures change?

Cultural convergence, diffusion, divergence

200

List the 4 indicators of development

GDP, literacy rate, life expectancy, access to technology
300

The theory that the physical environment shapes human societies & cultures.

Geographic Determinism

300

List the 5 themes of Geography

Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction

300

List the 5 major climate types

Desert, Temperate, Continental, Polar, Tropical

300

3 of the 4 types of economies

Traditional, market, command, mixed

300

List the 3 ways in which Global trade patterns are changed.

tech advancements, consumer demand, political influence.

400

Define import and export

Import - goods coming in

Export - goods going out

400

What 2 reasons did Wegener give as to support his theory?

Fossils and shape of continents matching like a puzzle

400

What are the 3 causes for an increase in greenhouse gases causing climate change.

Deforestation, Industrialization, Increase in Carbon Emissions.

400

What are the 3 factors of influence between geography and people. I.E. geographic determinism

Sociological, Political, Economic

400

What is economic interdependence and why is it important?

Because resources are not allocated equally across the globe so countries rely on each other to fulfill all needs their citizens may have.

500

Define all 4 economic activity sectors.

Primary - deals directly with Natural Resources

Secondary - manufacturing

Tertiary - Service 

Quaternary - Research & Development

500

Explain how the theory of plate tectonics supports the Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading.

Answer must involve and explain all 3 theories.

500

List the 6 sub-types of biomes

Aquatic (Marine & Freshwater)

Terrestrial (Forest, Grassland, Desert, Tundra)

500

What are the 3 questions all economies must answer?

1. What and how many goods and services will be

produced?

2.How will these products be produced?

3.How will the products and the wealth gained from

their sale be distributed?

500

What are 3 reasons why renewable energy resources are less prevalent today?

cost, availability, and technology levels used to harness the energy aren't as efficient.