Unit 1

Question 1

What is geography

Answer 1

Understand how the earth works and how humans change it

Question 2

What are the 2 types of geography

Answer 2

Physical geography (mountains and shit)

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Human geography
Human interaction with natural systems
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Question 3

What is spatial significance and how do they create a sense of place

Answer 3

The importance of a particular location

“What is it, where is it, why there and we care”

Question 4

What are the 4 steps for a thinking about spatial significance

Answer 4

Step 1-Where is it
Step 2- what is occurring naturally at this location
Step 3- What human activity happens there
Step 4- how do nature and humans combine there

Question 5

What is an interrelationship

Answer 5

A relationship between different features from patterns of trends
(earth crustal plates mean earthquakes

Question 6

What are the steps for an interrelationship study

Answer 6

Step 1- Find a link between the 2 things
Step 2- type of relationship (human - natural , etc)
Step 3- which features influences/creates/impact which

Question 7

What is a wildfire

Answer 7

Destructive and regenerative forces of nature

Question 8

What are some negative effects of wildfires

Answer 8

Loss of life
Ecosystems get ducked up
Green house gasses go up
Soil eriosoo

Question 9

What are the positive effects of wildfires

Answer 9

Old trees turn into new trees
Ashes mean nutrition
Could stop spread of disease

Question 10

What 3 things does a wildfire need

Answer 10

Fuel
Oxygen
Heat

Question 11

What are types of fuel

Answer 11

Twigs, grass

Question 12

True or false

The smaller the fuel , the faster it burns

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What 3 things influence wildfires

Answer 13

Type of fuel
Slope of land
Weather

Question 14

How does the slope of land effect wildfires

Answer 14

The side of the hill that gets more sunlight is drier and burns easier

Question 15

What is it called when wind carries embers to ignite a fire

Answer 15

A spot fire

Question 16

What 3 ways can we control wildfires

Answer 16

Prescribed burns
Selective logging
Fire prevention education

Question 17

Pattern vs trend

Answer 17

Pattern happens over space and area (maps)

Trends happen over time (graphs)

Question 18

What 3 steps to conduct a pattern or trend study

Answer 18

Step 1- determine if it’s a pattern or trend
Step 2- Describe the pattern or trend with proper words(scattered,increased)
Step 3- Give a reason why this pattern or trend is happening

Question 19

What is a geographic perspective

Answer 19

A way of looking at the world

Question 20

What are the types of geographical perspectives

Answer 20

Social
Political
Economic
Environmental

Question 21

What are the 4 kinds of geo technology

Answer 21

Global Positioning System
Geographic Information system
Remote sensing
Telematics

Question 22

What is geo positioning system

Answer 22

Satellite that provides location data such as navigation in cars
Find my IPhone

Question 23

What is geographic information system

Answer 23

Systems that stores, analyze geographic information as maps of

Google maps

Question 24

What 3 things do GIS discover

Answer 24

Patterns
Trends
Interrelationships

Question 25

What is remote sensing

Answer 25

Measuring from a distance through satellites

Disaster impacts
Weather impacts

Question 26

What is telematics

Answer 26

Technology that shares data with other devices such as snap map

Question 27

Give an example of gps

Answer 27

Find my iPhone

Question 28

Give an example or GIS

Answer 28

Google maps

Question 29

Give an example of remote sensing

Answer 29

Drones

Question 30

Give an example or telematics

Answer 30

Snap maps

Question 31

What is a natural hazard

Answer 31

A natural occurring event that is caused by physical processes on earth