test Flashcards
what is a time zone
splits earth into standard time zones
how large is each time zone
15 degrees
how many time zones in the US
6
time zones in order
Hawai’i,Alaska,pacific,Mountion, Central,Eastern
0 degrees longitude
a prime meradian (áfrica and gw)
180 longitude
International date line
movement
travel of people, goods, ideas from place to place
Región
places that have unifying characteristics physical and human
Región part 1
Formal-clearly defined on political map
región part 2
functional- serves a purpose that affects places around it (hollywood affects movie stars)
región part 3
perceptual-common stereotype
(hula skirt= hawaii)
place
physical features and human made features
(animals, climate, man made structures)
human environment/interaction
people change and adapt to a place
location absolute
exact coordinates
location relative
location related to another location
