Physical Elements Unit 2 discourse Flashcards
How does physical geography affect human life?
It affects human life in the right way because it gives still gives us food and water to survive
Describe physical environments and physical processes that affect them?
A physical environments is a place
People can live or learn, one of those would be dessert and the physical processes that affect it would be water,
Deposition, and winding
Identify different landforms.
Mountains, Valleys, Hills, and Canyons
Describe the different layers of the earth.
The crust is the outer layer of the Earth where everything lives, the Mantle is the middle part consisting of iron, magnesium, and silicon. The core is the center and the hottest place on Earth
Should people be prevented from building homes in certain areas? Why?
Yes, they should because we’re
disturbing the habit of many animals, like the amazon rain forest. People build stuff and cut down the trees sometimes unfinished and never taken down
Where is some place that you would never live? Why?
Probably the Ring of Fire because it’s a dangerous
place to live with natural disasters going on and off everyday
What inventions have mitigated some of the problems and dangers for people living in places with natural disasters or difficult physical terrain? How effective are those inventions?
There are remote sensors that work live and send an alarm if a flood and something comes. It’s really effective especially for places that get floods or any natural disasters
What natural force has the most effect on the land over time?
Erosion because it breaks down the ground and shapes it differently
How are plate tectonics changing the world currently in at least one way?
Tectonic plates are changing the our world is shaped and is moving things around like mountains
What do you know about the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is located along the pacific ocean where many
natural disasters happen
Describe one major geological disaster and how the people were impacted?
Earthquakes affect people and once it happens it can destroy cities and kill many people
How is food production affected by physical geography?
Many regions lack food in certain areas because of the climate of an area. Though climate is different in different places others might be able to grow
Be able to name at least two different types of crops and their required climates & physical geographical
features needed to grow.
Corn grows in a hot, sunny climate and the physical geographical features for corn is
tall grass, and a solid stem. Apples grow in a tropical climate and the physical geographical features for apples
Include healthy strong tree, and healthy growing area
What natural physical features were required for early civilizations? Why?
River valleys because back then you had to live near a water source to survive, rivers also provide food like fish
How did physical geography affect political issues for different early civilizations both negatively and positively?
One of the first civilizations in the Yellow River got a lot of water from the rainfall, but the weather was irregular and caused floods and droughts.
