5 Themes Of Geography Flashcards

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Lines of latitude are east-west circles around the globe that are also called ____

A

Parallels

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Geographers identify _______ location by using two imaginary lines around the Earth: latitude and longitude

A

Absolute

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2
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_____ Location explains where a place is by describing places near it

A

Relative

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3
Q

Victoria’s relative location is about 120 miles South east of____ The capital city

A

Austin

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4
Q

Place includes a locations _____ and _____ features

A

Physical

Human

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5
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Physical feature – you might say ___ or that _

A

Climate is hot

Land is hilly

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Human feature-how many people_and the_they do

A

Live in a place

Work

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7
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The theme of human environment interaction stresses how people_, The physical characteristics of their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them

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Affect their environment

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8
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From Turkey-for instance, because farms in Turkey receive little rain, farmers_

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Irrigate the land

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9
Q

Movement helps explain how_,_, and_get from one place to another

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People, goods, ideas

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10
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For example, when people from other countries came to the United States, they brought traditional_that enriched the American way of life

A

Food

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11
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A region has a unifying characteristic such as_,,, or_

A

Climate, land, population, history

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12
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For example, the Nile Valley region is a snake shaped region_

A

On either side of the Nile River

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13
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Give example of absolute location Using coordinates

A

Mount Saint Helens volcano

46° North, 122° west

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14
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Give an example of relative location Of Mount Saint Helens

A

Between Seattle and Portland

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15
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Where was Mount Saint Helens disaster located

A

Yakima Washington

16
Q

What are some physical features of Los Angeles

A

Sandy beaches, abundant sunshine, mild temperatures, the port of Los Angeles

17
Q

What are some human features of Los Angeles

A

Large Japanese American population

18
Q

What is the panhandle

A

The part of the state that jets out into another

19
Q

100 years ago what was the panhandle in Texas

A

A very dry place, almost close to being a desert, and use for Cattle ranching

20
Q

What’s was found underneath the ground

A

Water

21
Q

What was used to excavate the water from the ground

A

Windmills

22
Q

What did they use water for

A

To irrigate the land

23
Q

What happened with the amount of water that was in the earth

A

They pumped too much water out of the earth. Consequently the state was becoming a dry place once again

24
Q

Name three physical features of the Lehigh Valley

A

Abundant in variety of trees, many wild animals, lots of farming areas

25
Q

Name three human features of the Lehigh Valley

A

Josh early candies, steel stacks at Bethlehem, and da Vinci Center

26
Q

Are pretzels physical feature or human feature

A

Human