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Unit 1-4 geography Flashcards

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Five themes of geography

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Location, place, region, movement, human environment interaction

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Geography

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The study of the earth, our home

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Location

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Where a place is

Absolute location and relative location

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Absolute location

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A place’s exact location

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Longitude

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Lines run north and south

Measures east and west

Called meridians

Runs 180° east and west

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International dateline

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180° East and West

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Latitude

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Lines run east and west

Measures north and south

Called parallels because they never meet

90° north is the north pole, 90° South is the South Pole

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Tropics

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Receive direct sunlight all year around

  1. 5° North- tropic of Cancer
  2. 5° South- tropic of Capricorn
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Relative location

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Describes where a place is by describing places near it

Landmarks, directions, distance, etc.

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Place

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Includes a locations physical and human characteristics

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Human environment interaction

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Explains how people affect the environment, the physical characteristics of their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them

Can be both positive and negative

How are we hurting the earth

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Movement

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Helps geographers understand relationships between places

Explains how people, goods and ideas get from one place to another

  • planes, trains, and automobiles
  • ideas

Helps you understand how cultures change
- routines and rituals

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Regions

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Unifying characteristics

  • climate
  • landforms
  • population
  • history
  • religion
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How do we find absolute location

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Longitude and latitude

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land

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What are the main physical regions of the US

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Interior plains, Rocky & Appalachian Mountains, pacific coastline, eastern borderline

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Mississippi/ Missouri River system

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Longest and most important river system in the US

Carries water hundreds of miles from the interior plains to the Gulf of Mexico

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Tributaries

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Stream or smaller river that flows into a larger one

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Tributaries of the Mississippi River

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Ohio, Tennessee, Arkansas river

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Other important rivers

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Platte, st. Lawrence, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Hudson river

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Great lakes

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Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Together form the largest body of fresh water in the world

Important for transportation and trade

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Weather

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The condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a given time and place

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Climate

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The average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years

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Precipitation

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Water that falls in the form of rain, sleet, hail, and snow

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What helps define an areas climate?

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Temperature and precipitation

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Two key factors affect climate

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Distance from the equator

Altitude – height of land above sea level

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Why do historians collect historical evidence

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To help them interpret different events in different places at different times

They utilize primary & secondary sources to analyze and interpret

But they must also ensure authenticity and be aware of bias

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Chronology

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Sequence of events over time

Just as geography tells “where”” chronology tells “when”

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Relative chronology

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Time an event took place in relation to other events

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Absolute chronology

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The exact time an event took place

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The study of history is closely related to what?

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Economics and social sciences

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Economics

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The study of how people manage their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs

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Three basic economic questions

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  1. What goods and services should we produce
  2. How should we produce goods and services
  3. For whom should we produce the goods and services
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Basic needs

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What do you need to survive
A. Food
B. Clothing
C. Shelter

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Remaining resources

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After basic needs are met in society must decide how to utilize the remaining resources

  • consumerism
  • education
  • Heavy industry
  • infrastructure
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Producing goods and services

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Even when people can agree what to produce, they must choose how much to produce and how to produce it

  • sustainable farming
  • family-run farm
  • mechanized; corporate farms
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Technology

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Technology plays a major role in how goods are produced

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Supply and demand

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supply and demand affects the price and the amount of goods and services

Consumers must decide what they need versus what they want

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Free enterprise

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Ensures citizens own businesses and government plays a limited role in the economy

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