Unit 1: Introduction

Question 0

Location

Answer 0

Where is it

Question 1

Five fundamental themes

Answer 1

Location
Place
Interactions
Movement
Regions

Question 2

Absolute location

Answer 2

Latitude and longitude

Question 3

Relative location

Answer 3

Where something is at in relation to other things

Question 4

Place

Answer 4

Description, what is it like there

Question 5

Two parts of place

Answer 5

Natural elements

Man-made elements

Question 6

Interactions

Answer 6

What happens between the people and the environment

How do they use the land?

Question 7

Movement

Answer 7

Something going from one place to another

Question 8

Three parts of movement

Answer 8

People, products, ideas

Question 9

Regions

Answer 9

Those things that a given area has in common

Question 10

Christian perspective

Answer 10

God’s world
God’s plan
God’s people
Your place

Question 11

Tools of geography

Answer 11

Globes
Maps
Satellite images

Question 12

Projections

Answer 12

An attempt to minimize distortions

Question 13

Three types of maps

Answer 13

Physical
Political
Topical

Question 14

Branches of geography

Answer 14

Physical geography

Human geography

Question 15

Revolution

Answer 15

365 1/4 days

Question 16

Rotation

Answer 16

24 hours

Question 17

Earth’s tilt

Answer 17

23.5°

Question 18

Latitude

Answer 18

Run east and west
Measure north and south
A.k.a. parallels
0 to 90 degrees

Question 19

Longitude

Answer 19

Run north and south
Measure east and west of the Prime Meridian
A.k.a. meridians
0 to 180 degrees

Question 20

Seven special lines

Know measurements

Answer 20

Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic circle
Antarctic circle
Prime Meridian
International Dateline

Question 21

Tilt affects…

Answer 21

The seasons

Question 22

March 21

Answer 22

Spring Equinox

Question 23

June 21

Answer 23

Summer Solstice

Question 24

September 21

Answer 24

Fall Equinox

Question 25

December 21

Answer 25

Winter Solstice

Question 26

Hemisphere

Answer 26

Half of the globe

Question 27

Climate

Answer 27

The general weather conditions in a region over time

Question 28

Weather

Answer 28

The atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific time

Question 29

Low latitude winds

Answer 29

Easterlies

Question 30

Middle latitude winds

Answer 30

Westerlies

Question 31

High latitude winds

Answer 31

Easterlies

Question 32

Ocean currents

Answer 32

Slow, circular movement of the ocean waters

Question 33

Ocean current direction NH

Answer 33

Clockwise

Question 34

Ocean current direction of SH

Answer 34

Counter-clockwise

Question 35

Temperature of ocean currents

Answer 35

The west side of an ocean is usually warmer

Question 36

Culture

Answer 36

A people’s way of life

Question 37

Cultural diversity

Answer 37

The existence of many cultures in one place

Question 38

Innovation

Answer 38

A new invention, discovery; a better way

Question 39

Diffusion

Answer 39

The successful spread of an innovation within a society

Question 40

Population

Answer 40

The number of people in a given area

Question 41

Population density

Answer 41

The number of people per square mile

Question 42

World reached ____ in 1999, and ______ in 2011

Answer 42

Six billion, seven billion

Question 43

U.S. reached ______ in 2006

Answer 43

300 million

Question 44

Traditional economy

Answer 44

People raise the food they need or barter for goods

Question 45

Market economy

Answer 45

Capitalism, buying and selling, interdependent, exchange goods

Question 46

Command economy

Answer 46

Controlled by the government

Question 47

GDP

Answer 47

Gross domestic product

The goods and services that a country produces

Question 48

Per capita GDP

Answer 48

The wealth of a nation divided by the population

Question 49

Globalization

Answer 49

When countries are linked to each other through culture and trade

Question 50

Cause of globalization

Answer 50

Improvements in transportation and communication