Geography, Anthropolgy, Sociology Flashcards
Study of the natural processes of the earth
Physical geography
Study of impact of people on the physical world
Human geography
Distance btwn residential areas and transportation stops
Example of:
Spatial relationships
Geography- study of spatial distribution
Cardinal directions
Directions btwn cardinal directions
N,s,e,w
Intermediate directions
Longitude and latitude, addresses are examples of
Absolute locations
Where a place is situated in relation to another place
Relative location
3 low latitudes
Tropical rainforest - Africa, Asia
Savannah - dry in winter, wet in summer 10-30 in of rain
Desert - less than 10 in of rain/ yr
3 middle latitudes - most rain, most fertile
- which supports greatest % of worlds population
Mediterranean
Humid subtropical * most of worlds population
Marine climate - warm and rainy
Best climate for farming
Humid continental climate (4seasons)
Areas or continents far from the ocean
Flatlands with minimal rainfall
Steppes
2 high latitudes
Tundra, taiga
_ climate
N. Russia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Alaska, Canada
Taiga
Development of cities - industrial revolution
Movement to outskirts of cities, semi-rural
Urbanization
Suburbanization
Migration
Push factors
Pull factors
Push - famine, drought, war, political persecution
Pull- jobs, better living
Children learn values, actions, and attitudes that are appropriate for members of their culture
Ex: eat dinner with family every night
Primary socialization