geography chapter 1

Question 1

what kind of map clearly shows the different countries of the world

Answer 1

political maps

Question 2

what is an example of a human characteristic when discussing a place

Answer 2

buildings

Question 3

what is an example of a physical characteristic when discussing a place

Answer 3

mountains

Question 4

what is another name for 0 degrees latitude

Answer 4

equator

Question 5

sonar is used to map what!

Answer 5

the ocean floor

Question 6

how many contents cover the earth

Answer 6

7

Question 7

what is another name for 0 degrees longitude

Answer 7

prime meridean

Question 8

where are some of the tallest mountains in the world located

Answer 8

by Hawaii

Question 9

what are some of the factors discussed in class in which pushes people out of a place and brings them in?

Answer 9

large taxes, high crime rate, high poverty rate. good school, low taxes, low crime rate.

Question 10

list three of the four tool geographer’s use

Answer 10

maps, sonar, GPS

Question 11

list all 5 themes of geography

Answer 11

location place human environment interaction movement, region

Question 12

give me positives examples of human enviroment interaction

Answer 12

deforestation, renewable energy

Question 13

give me both a positive and negitive effects of deforestation

Answer 13

destroing animals homes. it creates land for humansn to build on

Question 14

list three push factors in why a person whould wnat to leave south dakota

Answer 14

cold winters hot summers

Question 15

what distinguishes groton from every other place

Answer 15

we have the red hourse

Question 16

explain the diffrence between relative location and absolute location

Answer 16

absolute location is an exact point on the earth and reletive location is and estimate where something is

Question 17

give me some reasons why so many rural small towns in the midwesyt are dying

Answer 17

not enough jobs

Question 18

how does sonar work

Answer 18

its sends out sound waves and measures how long it takes for the waves to come back

Question 19

how does GPS work

Answer 19

your signal goes out to asataite that tells you where you are at

Question 20

list five of the top states people are migrating to

Answer 20

texas, florida, SC, NC, georgia

Question 21

list 4 or the five regions of the united states

Answer 21

north east south west west midwest