Geography quiz Flashcards
7 continents
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe
The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)
Movement Regions Human-environment interaction Location Places
location
Absolute and relative
Absolute (location)
A latitude and longitude (a street address)
Relative (location)
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance
Place
Human characteristics and physical characteristics
Human Characteristics (place)
Languages, customs, beliefs
Physical characteristics (place)
Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate
Regions
Formal, functional, vernacular
Formal (regions)
Defined by government (states, countries, cities)
Functional (regions)
Defined by a function (newspaper, cell phone area code)
vernacular (regions)
defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south)
movement
human, information, idea
human (movement)
trucks, trains, planes
information (movement)
phones, computer (email), mail