semester 1 exam review Flashcards
what are the levels of economic activity? what do they mean?
primary - natural resources
secondary - manufacturing
tertiary - service
describe the 7 factors that influence the climate. what are the 2 most important?
*latitude air mass continental climate *elevation ocean current pressure storms
what is the difference between latitude and longitude
lines of latitude run parallel to the equator; lines of longitude run east and west of the prime meridian
describe absolute and relative location
absolute location- the exact position on a globe (coordinates)
relative location- a places relation/position in comparison to other places (i live 1 min away from oues)
list and describe the 5 themes of geography
location place region human-environment interaction movement
define geography
the study of where people places and things are located and how they relate to eachother
how do you read a climograph
the line on the graph shows average temperature, the scale for the line graph is on the left. the bars show the average precipitation, the scale for the bars is on the right
examples of material and nonmaterial culture
material- clothing/houses/food
nonmaterial- religion/language/tradition
describe gender inequality and where its biggest issue is
gender includes biological and social differences and the primary focus of gender is the problems of inequality. in almost every country women make less money than men, even when doing the same work
culture elements usually diffuse in what 2 patterns
contagious diffusion- spreads evenly
hierarchial diffusion- spreads unevenly
describe cultural hearths
a place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding areas
where are the faiths of islam most dominant
Northern Africa and southwest Asia
the youngest religion is _____
islam
the western wailing wall is mostly for the ____ faith
jewish/judaism
what religion believes that the main god and creator, brahman, takes the form of these 3 deities. there are hundreds of other gods in this religion
hinduism
the most widely dispersed faith
christianity
vishnu is to _____ as god is to christianity
hinduism
what religion has synagogues
judaism
which religion believes in the 8 fold path
buddhism
buddhism originated in _____
india
why are canadas climates generally colder than the US’ climates
because canada is located farther north of the equator than the US
what is the Canadian Shield
a vast expanse of ancient rock, located around the hudson bay
what are the 4 regions of canada? describe each
bristish columbia- rocky mts, the inside passage/salmon, forests, minerals/shipping, agriculture
great lakes & st lawrence- canadian shield, hudson bay lowlands, st lawrence lowlands/rich soil, minerals/manufacturing, mining forestry
prarie-flatland,lakes,rivers,rock,sand dunes/wheat, rich soil/agricultural, oil
atlantic- appalachian mts, hills, lakes, ponds, glaciers, rocks, boulders/water, fertile soil, oil/logging, fishing
what is the nations “breadbasket”? why is it called that?
the midwest; because it produces so much wheat, corn, and oats because of all the fertile soil
