geography chapter 1 Flashcards
what kind of map clearly shows the different countries of the world
political maps
what is an example of a human characteristic when discussing a place
buildings
what is an example of a physical characteristic when discussing a place
mountains
what is another name for 0 degrees latitude
equator
sonar is used to map what!
the ocean floor
how many contents cover the earth
7
what is another name for 0 degrees longitude
prime meridean
where are some of the tallest mountains in the world located
by Hawaii
what are some of the factors discussed in class in which pushes people out of a place and brings them in?
large taxes, high crime rate, high poverty rate. good school, low taxes, low crime rate.
list three of the four tool geographer’s use
maps, sonar, GPS
list all 5 themes of geography
location place human environment interaction movement, region
give me positives examples of human enviroment interaction
deforestation, renewable energy
give me both a positive and negitive effects of deforestation
destroing animals homes. it creates land for humansn to build on
list three push factors in why a person whould wnat to leave south dakota
cold winters hot summers
what distinguishes groton from every other place
we have the red hourse
explain the diffrence between relative location and absolute location
absolute location is an exact point on the earth and reletive location is and estimate where something is
give me some reasons why so many rural small towns in the midwesyt are dying
not enough jobs
how does sonar work
its sends out sound waves and measures how long it takes for the waves to come back
how does GPS work
your signal goes out to asataite that tells you where you are at
list five of the top states people are migrating to
texas, florida, SC, NC, georgia
list 4 or the five regions of the united states
north east south west west midwest
