Geography Flashcards
Physical region
Identified by physical characteristics
Easy to tell where one region begins and ends
Functional region
Serves as a location for a service
Ex: Washington, D.C. Is the functional government region for the US
Cultural region
Shared human characteristics such as language, religion, tradition, and Economy
More unity than diversity
Does not have to have only one characteristic
Physical processes
Shape the patterns of earths surface
Internal and external forces
Internal forces
Plate tectonics : converging, diverging, transform
External forces
Chemical weathering, erosion,weather and pollution
Earth and sun relationship
Earth dependent on sun for energy
Photosynthesis
Evaporation process in water cycle
Earths inclination, rotation and revolution around the sun help to understand weather, climate and seasons
Strength of incoming solar radiation
Angle of rays and length of daylight
Temperature determined by
Angle of Suns rays and number of daylight hours
Biomes
Plant communities
Fine equilibrium with natural environment
Change in vegetation can cause change in atmospheric conditions
Biodiversity of a region
Reflection of interaction of the various components that make up a biome
-components: location, food chains, temperature, average precipitation, flora, fauna, human interactions and soil characteristics
Interconnected and interrelated
Butterfly effect
Small change in the environment in one place has profound changes in other places
Climate
Average weather for a given place
Climate controls that have direct effect are:
Latitude, mountain barriers, land and water distribution, cold and warm currents, temperature, precipitation, air pressure and wind speed
Elevation and climate
Distance above sea level
Elevation ⬆️ atmosphere less dense and thin air allows temp to drop through radiation loss
Lapse rate
One degree for every 300 feet
Mountains and climate
Barriers to wind and moisture
Winds go up mountains ➡️ lose ability to hold water
Precipitation falls on windward side ➡️ dry desert wind on the other side
Called orographic lift
Temp of ocean and climate
Cold ocean currents flowing from polar region toward equator regions = cooling effect
Warm ocean currents flowing from equator to polar regions= warming effect
El Niño
Result of the southern oscillation cause by differences in atmospheric air pressure
Dry weather in US and heavy rains in Australia
Puritanism
Call was a blessing from God and regulated their social status
Organized first colleges
Independence and self-reliance
Intolerant
Prehistoric art
Drawings on caves walls that depicted their everyday lives
Egypt art
Religious beliefs in half animal and half human stone works
Greek art
Critiqued government and oligarchs in drama and comedy productions
Sculptures were life like objects
Rome art
Made building with designs from Greece
Used arch to build large structures with unsupported domes
Renaissance
Rebirth of Classical Greek and Roman art changed the way art was views and influenced the next generation
Impressionist
Late 1800’s
Created a new form of expression in art
Vivid works of art using nature and light brush strokes
Claude Monet
Modern art
Depict real life situations
Picasso, Duchamp
Harlem Renaissance
Abstract art movement
Modification to water
Needed to secure food supply Built and maintained canals Had to learn how to understand the water patterns = invention of the calendar Drainage systems (dams and man made lakes)
Modifications to land
Development of villages, towns, and road to move products easier
High demand for land required space and a division of labor to provide for their needs
Cities and harbors developed out of necessity and cultures spread through trade
Modifications for oil
Drilling in deep waters for oil
Changes the nature of water
Ex: spill in Gulf of Mexico
Locations of cities
Based on site (physical setting) and situation (how it relates to factors)
Region
Areas on the earth that have similar characteristics
Study, interpret and understand complexity of worlds cultures
