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What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Location, place, region, human environmental interaction, movement
What are site and situation?
site-physcial characteristics of a place
situation-location of place in relation to others
What is latitude
horizontal lines running parralell to the equator. 90* is max.
What is longitude
vertical lines drawn between north and south poles. East or west of prime mediridan. 0-180*
What are the different types of regions?
- formal-measurable borders/data, and has very specific characterisitcs
- Functional/nodal- A hub like a highway
- Perceptual- human attitude and feelings of a place
3 types of distance
1.Linear-how far something travels across earth
2. time- amount of time taken to travel
3. pshychological- the way people percieve distance.
3 types of maps
1.General- shows natural or man made features (political)
- Thematic-maps that show specific data (colors)
3.navigational- Used by sailors and mappers, now GPS
scales of maps
1.Small- Shows small amount of detail
- large- shows large amount of detail
2 geography types
1.Normal-Study of distribution and interaction of humans and physical features
2.contemporary- where people and activities are found and why they’re there
what is the order of planets to the sun
My very educated mother just served us noodles
How far is the earth from the sun
93.7 million mi
what planet has the most moons
saturn
How large is earth
7917.5 miles in diameters
5th largest planet
how old is the earth
4.543 billion years
layers of the earth
core, mantle, crust
lithosphere-land
hydrosphere-water
biosphere-living things
atmosphere-air
3 types of landforms
mesa- medium land
plateu-large land
butte- small land
prarie vs steppe
prarie-taller grass more trees
steppe- shorter grass and nothing there
3 types of erosion
wind
gliacial
water
what makes a tropical storm and hurricane
tropical storm- 39+mph winds
hurricane-74+mph winds
4 factors that influence climate
- wind/ocean currents
- latitude
- topography
- elevation
elnino and la nina
el nino- warm waters of s. america
la nina-opposite
what is topsoil
the top 6 inches of soil with all the nutrients
Biomes
- Forest
- desert
- tundra
- grasslands
- aquatic
what is carrying capactiy
the max amount of people for a region
terms for culture
- diffusion- spreading of info from places
- cultural hearth-starting point of idea
- acculturation- when a soceity/culture changes but retains main beliefs
4.assimilation- group of people totally absorbed by majority
different rates
CBR- crude birth rate (live births per 1000)
TFR- total fertility rate
CDR- Crude death rate
IMR- Infant mortality rate
GDP and GNP
GDP- Gross domestic product, value of good ands services produced in a country
GNP-Total value of all goods produced by a country
Gross national product
types of land
state- specific territory owning themselves
nation-people with common culture and soceity
nation state-nation and state occupy same place
stateless nation- people with no homeland
4 types of economy
traditional-exchange of goods
command-determined by gov
market-determined by demand
mixed-2 and 3 together
types of economic activity
1.primary-simple goods like wood
- Secondary-changing the form of goods for more money (carving)
- tertiary-businesses provide the goods
- Quarternary- provides info by people
4 types of gov
- democracy- citixens hold the power
- monarchy-king is in charge
- dictatorship- one person in charge
- communism- all power and production controled by gov
