Unit 1 Flashcards
Geography
Cardinal Directions
North, south, east, west
Geography
Study of human and nonhuman features of Earth
Sphere
Round shaped body
Absolute Location
Describes a places exact location on Earth
Movement
Explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
Place
Refers to a mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
Region
An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature
Human Environment Interaction (HEI)
How people affect their environment or their natural surroundings and how the environment affects them
Human Geography
The study of the relationships of people and how their activity affects the Earth
Physical Geography
The study of Earth’s natural features
Continent
A large continuous landmass on Earth that is generally considered a collective region
Ocean
A large body of salt water that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location
Place
Movement
Region
HEI (human environment interaction)
What are the 7 continents?
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
What are the 5 Oceans?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Southern