Unit 1: Geography of the US

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

The main idea of a text

Question 2

Geography

Answer 2

the study of our earth and its landforms

Question 3

5 Themes of Geography

Answer 3

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

Question 4

Sourcing

Answer 4

Learning where information came from

Question 5

Location

Answer 5

Where something is found on the earth

Question 6

Absolute Location

Answer 6

Shows the EXACT or ABSOLUTE point on the earth where something is

Question 7

Relative Location

Answer 7

Explains where something is in RELATION to another

Question 8

Place

Answer 8

Describes what a location looks like

Question 9

Physical Characteristics

Answer 9

Describing anything that is nature made

Question 10

Human Characteristics

Answer 10

Describes anything that is human made

Question 11

Human Environment Interaction

Answer 11

Describes how people interact with their environment

Question 12

Modify

Answer 12

How humans change their environment (land)

Question 13

Adapt

Answer 13

Humans change themselves to survive in an environment

Question 14

Depend

Answer 14

Humans rely on the environment to survive

Question 15

Movement

Answer 15

how people, ideas, and goods move between between locations

Question 16

Region

Answer 16

a group of places with common characteristics

Question 17

primary source

Answer 17

an eye witness account of an event

Question 18

secondary source

Answer 18

a second-hand account of an event

Question 19

thematic map

Answer 19

shows data on a map

Question 20

longitude

Answer 20

Imaginary lines running north and south at right angles to the equator

Question 21

latitude

Answer 21

Imaginary lines running east and west on our globe

Question 22

coordinate system

Answer 22

a system that uses coordinates to find a location.

Question 23

pull factor

Answer 23

reasons why people want to move to an area

Question 24

push factor

Answer 24

reasons why people want to move away from an area