Chapter 1-3

Question 0

Human regions

Answer 0

An area defined by people-based features.

Question 1

Functional regions

Answer 1

An area defined by how it’s used.

Question 2

Physical regions

Answer 2

An area defined by physical features.

Question 3

Lines of Longitude

Answer 3

The invisible lines that run vertically around the earth used to find people or places.

Ex: prime meridean

Question 4

Lines of latitude

Answer 4

The invisible lines that run horizontally around the earth that are used to find people or places.

Ex: equator

Question 5

Relative location

Answer 5

The location of a place or region in relation to other places or regions.

Question 6

Absolute location

Answer 6

The precise position of any point on the earth.

Question 7

Equator

Answer 7

The most famous line of latitude, seperating the north and south hemisphere.

Question 8

Prime meridean

Answer 8

The most famous line of longitude that seperates the west and south hemispheres.

Question 9

Site

Answer 9

The original starting point of a place.

Question 10

Drainage area (basin)

Answer 10

The area drained by a river system

See page 38-40 in textbook if confused

Question 11

Drainage divide

Answer 11

The line of high ground that seperates water flowing in one direction or the other.

See page 38-40 in textbook if confused

Question 12

Boundaries

Answer 12

The limits that are put on regions that define size and shapes.

See page 38-40 in textbook if confused

Question 13

Barrier

Answer 13

Something that makes it difficult to move.

Question 14

Fault zone

Answer 14

An area of weakness in earth’s crust, often along plate boundries.

Question 15

Migration

Answer 15

The movement of people from one place to another.

Question 16

Plates

Answer 16

The large divisions of earth’s crust that floats or moves on the molten layer of material below it.

Question 17

Pull factor

Answer 17

A force draws you to a place.

Ex: more modern conditions, better living conditions

Question 18

Push factor

Answer 18

A force that encourages you to leave a place.

Ex: poor housing

Question 19

Refugee

Answer 19

A person who flees from their country because factors such as war and drought or natural disasters make it dangerous or impossible to stay.

Question 20

climate region

Answer 20

an area defined by having similar climate conditions.

Question 21

criteria

Answer 21

a feature that is considered in defining a region

Question 22

drainage divide

Answer 22

the line of high ground that seperates water flowing in one direction from another

Question 23

ecozone

Answer 23

an area created by combining natural features and human activities

Question 24

human characteristics

Answer 24

the ways to define a region by features that are people-based.

ex: population density, language, religion, culture)

Question 25

functional characteristics

Answer 25

the ways to define a region by the ways it is used.

ex: farming, industry

Question 26

natural force

Answer 26

an influence that promotes physical regions

ex: heat, slope, precipitation, wind

Question 27

physical characteristics

Answer 27

natural conditions of an area or region

ex: plains, mountains , shield

Question 28

rural region

Answer 28

an area of low population density where people live mainly on fams or in the countyside

Question 29

soil region

Answer 29

an area with similar soils

Question 30

time zone

Answer 30

one of 24 regions habing a one- hour difference in time from the next zone

Question 31

urban and regional planning

Answer 31

the are of study that considers future needs and growth, and plans how to organize our spaces effectively

Question 32

urban region

Answer 32

an area of high-density population; a city or a town

Question 33

user-defined region

Answer 33

an area determined by a special service or product

Question 34

vegetation region

Answer 34

an area that shares the same major vegetation types

Question 35

wilderness region

Answer 35

an area with no human population

Question 36

barrier

Answer 36

something that makes it difficult to move

Question 37

fault zone

Answer 37

an area of weakness in earth’s crust, often found along the plate boundaries

Question 38

pattern

Answer 38

a distinctive arrangement or distrubution

Question 39

why do people move?

Answer 39

push and pull factors

Question 40

transportaion methods: name the main ones (5)

Answer 40

1- boat
2- car 
3- train
4- plane
5- bike
6- bus

Question 41

hemispheres

Answer 41

the north, west, south, and east divisions of Earth.

Question 42

what are the disadvantages and advantages of a boat ( name 3-5 of any one)

Answer 42

Ad:cheap for long distances, no traffic, can go on water, carries alot

Dis: limited to water (not door to door), water pollution, slow, weather dependant, canals are expensive

Question 43

disadvantages and advantages of a car ( name 3 -5 of any one)

Answer 43

ad: quick+efficient (door to door) , short+long range travel, thourough network of roads exist, holds medium amount of cargo, holds many people, variety
dis: doesn’t hold THAT much, expensive buy and run, pollution, traffic, needs roads (which takes up space+ destroys environment) requires skill+qualification

Question 44

disadvantages and advantages of a bike (name 3-5 of any one)

Answer 44

ad: no pollution, excercise, can travel on most terrain, cheaper to buy and run, convenient (door to door)
dis: slow, cannot carry many ppl and cargo, no long range travel, requires physical work, requires skill