Geography Flashcards
(15 cards)
What are the three types of geographic regions?
Physical, functional, cultural
Define relative location.
A place described in reference to other places (e.g., “across the street”).
Which map type shows elevation changes with contour lines?
Topographic map
What three map elements help you interpret a map quickly?
Compass rose, legend, scale
Name two satellite-based geography tools.
GPS and remote sensing
List the four major landforms that shape terrain.
Mountains, hills, plateaus, plains
Give two reasons river valleys attract settlement.
(Any two) potable water, irrigation, fertile soil from floods, trade routes, domestication habitat
Differentiate push and pull migration factors.
Push = force people out (instability); Pull = attract people in (jobs, freedom).
What early adaptation allowed people to settle permanently?
Irrigated agriculture near rivers
State one resource impact of innovation.
Increased demand depletes raw materials / energy
Which innovation cut U.S. coast-to-coast travel from six months to six weeks?
The first transcontinental railroad
What does GIS stand for and do?
Geographic Information Systems; layers and analyzes geo-spatial data
What body of water term describes a triangle-shaped river mouth?
Delta
Name two environmental negatives of over-population.
Chemical runoff pollution, deforestation, air pollution, soil erosion
How does a scale bar function on a map?
Converts map distance into real-world distance (e.g., 1 cm = 5 km)
