Geography & Culture Quiz Flashcards
Five themes of geography
Location, place, human environmental interaction, region, and movement.
Geography
The study of people, their environment, and their resources.
Location
A particular position on the earth’s surface.
Latitude measures…
Distance north to south
Longitude measures…
Distance east to west
Equator is a line of…
Latitude
Lines of longitude…
Converge at the poles and are largest at the the equator and change.
Latitude lines are…
Always the same distance
Place
Physical characteristics and human characteristics.
Physical characteristics examples…
Lakes and trees
Human characteristics examples…
Schools and homes
Human environmental-interaction
Two types of interaction. Hidden costs and adaption.
Hidden costs
Things humans do to negatively harm the environment
Examples of hidden costs
Deforesting and overfishing
Adaption
How humans made things changed
Movement
Movement of ideas, trade, migration.
Interdependence
When one group of people relies on another group of people for supply of something they don’t have.
Region
Area with common characteristics.
Characteristics that may define a region
Landforms, climates, religion, language.
Examples of region…
Puget sound, Africa
Climate zones have…
Two factors. Location and elevation.
Culture
All the things that make up a people’s entire way of life.
Seven elements of culture
Social organizations, customs and traditions, language, arts and literature, religion, forms of government, economic systems.
Social organizations
Family patterns- smaller units within a culture that work together to meet basic needs.
Nuclear family
2 generations- parents and children
Extended family
3 generations- parents, children, and aunts/ uncles cousins
Social classes
People grouped together by religion, etc.
Customs and traditions
Ideas of right and wrong.
Examples of customs and traditions
Enforcing laws, dress code, table manners, birthdays
Language
Canada has two official languages- english and French. South Africa has 11. Most used: english. 2nd most used: africon. No official language on United States.
Languages can be described with..
Body language, communication, and tone.
Arts and literature
Products of the human imagination that please and entertain us and teach a cultures’ values.
Examples of arts and literature
Music, movies, stories
Religion
Answers the basic questions about the purpose and meaning of life.
Monotheism
Belief in one god
Polytheism
Belief in multiple gods
Forms of government
Provides for the common needs of people, protects from outside threats, and refers to societies laws and political institutions.
Economic systems
How people use their resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
Imports
Goods coming into our country
Exports
Goods shipping out of our country
Favorable balance of trade
Exports because your country makes more money.
Ethnocentrism
Judging other cultures by the standards of your own culture.
