G4 Unit 3 Social Studies Flashcards
Who studies how and why people move?
Geographers and historians
Name some examples of pull factors, or things that pull someone to a new place.
cheap, good farmland,
jobs, affordable homes
Name some examples of push factors, or things that push someone away from a place.
lack of jobs,
no homes or land for sale,
shortage of food
What would help us better understand why people move from other countries to the United States?
diaries of immigrants
What was the secret group of routes, safe places and people that helped enslaved people escape to freedom called?
the Underground Railroad
Where did most of the orphans who traveled on the orphan trains end up living?
in farming areas of the Midwest
List 3 ways that immigration has influenced the culture of an area.
- Food, 2. Music, 3. Language
List 3 examples of natural resources.
- Water, 2. Forests, 3. Minerals
What is culture?
the way of life of a group of people
True or false - Regions are often different because different cultural groups moved there.
True
True or false - All regions have the same culture.
False
When people use, adapt, modify the earth, they are using what theme of geography?
human/environment interaction
People in Michigan wear warm coats, hats, and mittens in winter to fit their environment. What is this an example of?
Adapting to the environment
Cutting down trees to clear the land for farming is an example of what?
Modifying the environment
Name one way the people adapted to life on the Plains.
They built sod houses and windmills.
