2015 STAAR Review Terms #2

Question 1

Geographic Context

Answer 1

ways that geography influences historical or current events

Question 2

cultural diffusion

Answer 2

spread of ideas, technology, religion, language and other cultural practices over time and across space

Question 3

physical features

Answer 3

geographic features found in nature such as mountains, lakes, etc.

Question 4

human features

Answer 4

features of a place made by humans such as roads, canals, buildings…

Question 5

environment

Answer 5

all things that surround us

Question 6

migration patterns

Answer 6

routes of movement for animals or people across or within a given area

Question 7

regions

Answer 7

large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas

Question 8

patterns of settlement

Answer 8

describing similarities in the places and ways people move into and stay in a given area

Question 9

geographic factors

Answer 9

the human and physical characteristics of a place

Question 10

landforms

Answer 10

individual feature of the land such as mountains, hills, valleys, or prairies

Question 11

waterforms

Answer 11

individual water features such as an ocean, gulf, lake, so on

Question 12

adaptations to the environment

Answer 12

way people learn to use and live with their environment

Question 13

immigration patterns

Answer 13

routes of human movement from one area/country into another

Question 14

urban

Answer 14

relating to the city

Question 15

rural

Answer 15

countryside

Question 16

suburban

Answer 16

smaller community located outside of the city

Question 17

modification to the environment

Answer 17

changes made by people to their surroundings to improve lifestyle