Geography

Question 1

Physical region

Answer 1

Identified by physical characteristics

Easy to tell where one region begins and ends

Question 2

Functional region

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Serves as a location for a service

Ex: Washington, D.C. Is the functional government region for the US

Question 3

Cultural region

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Shared human characteristics such as language, religion, tradition, and Economy
More unity than diversity
Does not have to have only one characteristic

Question 4

Physical processes

Answer 4

Shape the patterns of earths surface

Internal and external forces

Question 5

Internal forces

Answer 5

Plate tectonics : converging, diverging, transform

Question 6

External forces

Answer 6

Chemical weathering, erosion,weather and pollution

Question 7

Earth and sun relationship

Answer 7

Earth dependent on sun for energy
Photosynthesis
Evaporation process in water cycle
Earths inclination, rotation and revolution around the sun help to understand weather, climate and seasons

Question 8

Strength of incoming solar radiation

Answer 8

Angle of rays and length of daylight

Question 9

Temperature determined by

Answer 9

Angle of Suns rays and number of daylight hours

Question 10

Biomes

Answer 10

Plant communities
Fine equilibrium with natural environment
Change in vegetation can cause change in atmospheric conditions

Question 11

Biodiversity of a region

Answer 11

Reflection of interaction of the various components that make up a biome
-components: location, food chains, temperature, average precipitation, flora, fauna, human interactions and soil characteristics
Interconnected and interrelated

Question 12

Butterfly effect

Answer 12

Small change in the environment in one place has profound changes in other places

Question 13

Climate

Answer 13

Average weather for a given place
Climate controls that have direct effect are:
Latitude, mountain barriers, land and water distribution, cold and warm currents, temperature, precipitation, air pressure and wind speed

Question 14

Elevation and climate

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Distance above sea level

Elevation ⬆️ atmosphere less dense and thin air allows temp to drop through radiation loss

Question 15

Lapse rate

Answer 15

One degree for every 300 feet

Question 16

Mountains and climate

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Barriers to wind and moisture
Winds go up mountains ➡️ lose ability to hold water
Precipitation falls on windward side ➡️ dry desert wind on the other side
Called orographic lift

Question 17

Temp of ocean and climate

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Cold ocean currents flowing from polar region toward equator regions = cooling effect
Warm ocean currents flowing from equator to polar regions= warming effect

Question 18

El Niño

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Result of the southern oscillation cause by differences in atmospheric air pressure
Dry weather in US and heavy rains in Australia

Question 19

Puritanism

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Call was a blessing from God and regulated their social status
Organized first colleges
Independence and self-reliance
Intolerant

Question 20

Prehistoric art

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Drawings on caves walls that depicted their everyday lives

Question 21

Egypt art

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Religious beliefs in half animal and half human stone works

Question 22

Greek art

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Critiqued government and oligarchs in drama and comedy productions
Sculptures were life like objects

Question 23

Rome art

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Made building with designs from Greece

Used arch to build large structures with unsupported domes

Question 24

Renaissance

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Rebirth of Classical Greek and Roman art changed the way art was views and influenced the next generation

Question 25

Impressionist

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Late 1800's Created a new form of expression in art Vivid works of art using nature and light brush strokes Claude Monet

Question 26

Modern art

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Depict real life situations Picasso, Duchamp Harlem Renaissance Abstract art movement

Question 27

Modification to water

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``` Needed to secure food supply Built and maintained canals Had to learn how to understand the water patterns = invention of the calendar Drainage systems (dams and man made lakes) ```

Question 28

Modifications to land

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Development of villages, towns, and road to move products easier High demand for land required space and a division of labor to provide for their needs Cities and harbors developed out of necessity and cultures spread through trade

Question 29

Modifications for oil

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Drilling in deep waters for oil Changes the nature of water Ex: spill in Gulf of Mexico

Question 30

Locations of cities

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Based on site (physical setting) and situation (how it relates to factors)

Question 31

Region

Answer 31

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