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
idea (movement)
tv, radio, magazines
human-environment interaction
depend on it, modify it, adapt to it
depend on it (human-environment interaction)
the columbia river for power and transportation
modify it (human-environment interaction)
heating and cooling for comfort
adapt to it (human-environment interaction)
wearing clothes suitable to the weather/seasons
Anticipate
To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment
Perspective
the subject being mentally viewed
Worldview
The factors that influence your perspective of the world
Ethnocentrism
Thinking that one’s own group is superior