Unit 1: Introduction Flashcards

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Location

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Where is it

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Five fundamental themes

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Location
Place
Interactions
Movement
Regions
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Absolute location

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Latitude and longitude

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Relative location

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Where something is at in relation to other things

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Place

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Description, what is it like there

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Two parts of place

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Natural elements

Man-made elements

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Interactions

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What happens between the people and the environment

How do they use the land?

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Movement

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Something going from one place to another

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Three parts of movement

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People, products, ideas

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Regions

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Those things that a given area has in common

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Christian perspective

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

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Tools of geography

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Globes
Maps
Satellite images

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Projections

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An attempt to minimize distortions

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Three types of maps

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Physical
Political
Topical

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Branches of geography

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Physical geography

Human geography

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15
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Revolution

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365 1/4 days

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Rotation

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24 hours

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Earth’s tilt

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23.5°

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Latitude

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

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Longitude

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

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20
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Seven special lines

Know measurements

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Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic circle
Antarctic circle
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
21
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Tilt affects…

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The seasons

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March 21

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Spring Equinox

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June 21

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Summer Solstice

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September 21
Fall Equinox
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December 21
Winter Solstice
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Hemisphere
Half of the globe
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Climate
The general weather conditions in a region over time
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Weather
The atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific time
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Low latitude winds
Easterlies
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Middle latitude winds
Westerlies
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High latitude winds
Easterlies
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Ocean currents
Slow, circular movement of the ocean waters
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Ocean current direction NH
Clockwise
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Ocean current direction of SH
Counter-clockwise
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Temperature of ocean currents
The west side of an ocean is usually warmer
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Culture
A people's way of life
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Cultural diversity
The existence of many cultures in one place
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Innovation
A new invention, discovery; a better way
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Diffusion
The successful spread of an innovation within a society
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Population
The number of people in a given area
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Population density
The number of people per square mile
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World reached ____ in 1999, and ______ in 2011
Six billion, seven billion
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U.S. reached ______ in 2006
300 million
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Traditional economy
People raise the food they need or barter for goods
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Market economy
Capitalism, buying and selling, interdependent, exchange goods
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Command economy
Controlled by the government
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GDP
Gross domestic product | The goods and services that a country produces
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Per capita GDP
The wealth of a nation divided by the population
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Globalization
When countries are linked to each other through culture and trade
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Cause of globalization
Improvements in transportation and communication