5 Themes Of Geography Flashcards
Lines of latitude are east-west circles around the globe that are also called ____
Parallels
Geographers identify _______ location by using two imaginary lines around the Earth: latitude and longitude
Absolute
_____ Location explains where a place is by describing places near it
Relative
Victoria’s relative location is about 120 miles South east of____ The capital city
Austin
Place includes a locations _____ and _____ features
Physical
Human
Physical feature – you might say ___ or that _
Climate is hot
Land is hilly
Human feature-how many people_and the_they do
Live in a place
Work
The theme of human environment interaction stresses how people_, The physical characteristics of their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them
Affect their environment
From Turkey-for instance, because farms in Turkey receive little rain, farmers_
Irrigate the land
Movement helps explain how_,_, and_get from one place to another
People, goods, ideas
For example, when people from other countries came to the United States, they brought traditional_that enriched the American way of life
Food
A region has a unifying characteristic such as_,,, or_
Climate, land, population, history
For example, the Nile Valley region is a snake shaped region_
On either side of the Nile River
Give example of absolute location Using coordinates
Mount Saint Helens volcano
46° North, 122° west
Give an example of relative location Of Mount Saint Helens
Between Seattle and Portland
Where was Mount Saint Helens disaster located
Yakima Washington
What are some physical features of Los Angeles
Sandy beaches, abundant sunshine, mild temperatures, the port of Los Angeles
What are some human features of Los Angeles
Large Japanese American population
What is the panhandle
The part of the state that jets out into another
100 years ago what was the panhandle in Texas
A very dry place, almost close to being a desert, and use for Cattle ranching
What’s was found underneath the ground
Water
What was used to excavate the water from the ground
Windmills
What did they use water for
To irrigate the land
What happened with the amount of water that was in the earth
They pumped too much water out of the earth. Consequently the state was becoming a dry place once again
