Unit 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Absolute location
The exact spot on earth where something is found
Relative location
The position of a place in relation to other places
Hemisphere
Half the globe. The globe can be divided into northern and Southern Hemispheres or into eastern and Western Hemisphere
We live in what hemisphere
Northern west
Place
A particular space with physical and human meaning
Human environment interaction
People are constantly interacting with their surroundings
Movement
The movement of people, goods, and ideas called spatial interaction
Region
An area defined by common characteristics
Types of regions
Formal/uniform and functional/nodal
Equinox
“Equal Night” daylight and nighttime hours are equal. The beginning of spring and fall
Natural resources
Materials that come from earth that can be used to produce other goods and services
Renewable resources
Resource that can be replaced by earths natural processes
Non renewable resources
Resource that can or be replaced by earths natural processes or is replaced extremely slowly
Fossil fuel
A fuel that may have been formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
Climate
A term for weather patterns that an area typically experiences for a long period of time
Temperature
The measure of how hot or cold a place is
Tropic of Cancer
Located latitude 23.5° N. It is the northernmost point of earth to receive direct rays of sun
Tropic of Capricorn
Southernmost exposure of the suns direct rays (23.5°S)
Revolution
Trip around the sun. For earth it is in one year
Push factor
Something that causes a person to leave place
Pull factor
Something that causes a person to go to place
4 push factors
- property
- flooding
- war
- no job
4 pull factors
- more wealth
- better climate
- political stability
- educational opportunities
Axis
An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, through the center of the earth. Tilted 23.5°.
