Unit 1-4 geography

Question 0

Five themes of geography

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Location, place, region, movement, human environment interaction

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

The study of the earth, our home

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Where a place is

Absolute location and relative location

Question 3

Absolute location

Answer 3

A place’s exact location

Question 4

Longitude

Answer 4

Lines run north and south

Measures east and west

Called meridians

Runs 180° east and west

Question 5

International dateline

Answer 5

180° East and West

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Latitude

Answer 6

Lines run east and west

Measures north and south

Called parallels because they never meet

90° north is the north pole, 90° South is the South Pole

Question 7

Tropics

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Receive direct sunlight all year around

23. 5° North- tropic of Cancer
24. 5° South- tropic of Capricorn

Question 8

Relative location

Answer 8

Describes where a place is by describing places near it

Landmarks, directions, distance, etc.

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Place

Answer 9

Includes a locations physical and human characteristics

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Human environment interaction

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Explains how people affect the environment, the physical characteristics of their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them

Can be both positive and negative

How are we hurting the earth

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Movement

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Helps geographers understand relationships between places

Explains how people, goods and ideas get from one place to another

• planes, trains, and automobiles
• ideas

Helps you understand how cultures change
- routines and rituals

Question 12

Regions

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Unifying characteristics

• climate
• landforms
• population
• history
• religion

Question 13

How do we find absolute location

Answer 13

Longitude and latitude

Question 14

Isthmus

Answer 14

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land

Question 15

What are the main physical regions of the US

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Interior plains, Rocky & Appalachian Mountains, pacific coastline, eastern borderline

Question 16

Mississippi/ Missouri River system

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Longest and most important river system in the US

Carries water hundreds of miles from the interior plains to the Gulf of Mexico

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Tributaries

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Stream or smaller river that flows into a larger one

Question 18

Tributaries of the Mississippi River

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Ohio, Tennessee, Arkansas river

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Other important rivers

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Platte, st. Lawrence, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson river

Question 20

Great lakes

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Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Together form the largest body of fresh water in the world

Important for transportation and trade

Question 21

Weather

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The condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time and place

Question 22

Climate

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The average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years

Question 23

Precipitation

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Water that falls in the form of rain, sleet, hail, and snow

Question 24

What helps define an areas climate?

Answer 24

Temperature and precipitation

Question 25

Two key factors affect climate

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Distance from the equator Altitude – height of land above sea level

Question 26

Why do historians collect historical evidence

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To help them interpret different events in different places at different times They utilize primary & secondary sources to analyze and interpret But they must also ensure authenticity and be aware of bias

Question 27

Chronology

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Sequence of events over time Just as geography tells "where"" chronology tells "when"

Question 28

Relative chronology

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Time an event took place in relation to other events

Question 29

Absolute chronology

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The exact time an event took place

Question 30

The study of history is closely related to what?

Answer 30

Economics and social sciences

Question 31

Economics

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The study of how people manage their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs

Question 32

Three basic economic questions

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1. What goods and services should we produce 2. How should we produce goods and services 3. For whom should we produce the goods and services

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Basic needs

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What do you need to survive A. Food B. Clothing C. Shelter

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Remaining resources

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After basic needs are met in society must decide how to utilize the remaining resources - consumerism - education - Heavy industry - infrastructure

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Producing goods and services

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Even when people can agree what to produce, they must choose how much to produce and how to produce it - sustainable farming - family-run farm - mechanized; corporate farms

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Technology

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Technology plays a major role in how goods are produced

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Supply and demand

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supply and demand affects the price and the amount of goods and services Consumers must decide what they need versus what they want

Question 38

Free enterprise

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Ensures citizens own businesses and government plays a limited role in the economy