Unit 1: Geography of the US Flashcards
Theme
The main idea of a text
Geography
the study of our earth and its landforms
5 Themes of Geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
Sourcing
Learning where information came from
Location
Where something is found on the earth
Absolute Location
Shows the EXACT or ABSOLUTE point on the earth where something is
Relative Location
Explains where something is in RELATION to another
Place
Describes what a location looks like
Physical Characteristics
Describing anything that is nature made
Human Characteristics
Describes anything that is human made
Human Environment Interaction
Describes how people interact with their environment
Modify
How humans change their environment (land)
Adapt
Humans change themselves to survive in an environment
Depend
Humans rely on the environment to survive
Movement
how people, ideas, and goods move between between locations
Region
a group of places with common characteristics
primary source
an eye witness account of an event
secondary source
a second-hand account of an event
thematic map
shows data on a map
longitude
Imaginary lines running north and south at right angles to the equator
latitude
Imaginary lines running east and west on our globe
coordinate system
a system that uses coordinates to find a location.
pull factor
reasons why people want to move to an area
push factor
reasons why people want to move away from an area
