Unit 1 - Introduction to Geography Flashcards
What is globalization?
Globalization is the process by which companies, organizations or people develop international influence or begin operations in other countries.
What can globalization affect in a country?
Environment, culture, government, and politics.
What are some examples of globalization?
McDonalds in Asia, Pitbull performing around the world, The UN working together, NBA cultural influence
What is a developed nation?
A country that is more industrialized and has higher income levels.
What is a developing nation?
A country that is less industrialized and has lower income levels.
What is a compass rose?
A compass in the corner of a map that shows the directions.
What are cardinal directions?
Cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.
What are intermediate directions?
Intermediate directions are northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast.
What are meridians of longitude?
Lines that run north-south but measure east-west from the prime meridian.
What is the prime meridian?
0 degrees longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.
What are parallels of latitude?
Lines that run east-west but measure north-south from the equator.
What is the equator?
0 degrees latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
What causes seasons?
The tilt of earth’s axis.
The Tropic of Cancer is ____ degrees north.
On ____________, the northern hemisphere has its first day of summer.
On this day, the sun’s rays are hitting directly on this point.
23.5; June 21st
The Tropic of Capricorn is ____ degrees south.
On ____________, the northern hemisphere has its first day of winer.
On this day, the sun’s rays are hitting directly on this point.
23.5; December 21st
Arctic Circle - _________ degrees north.
Complete darkness during __________ (Dec. 21)
Complete light during ___________ (June 21)
66.5; winter solstice; summer solstice
Antarctic Circle - _________ degrees south.
Complete darkness during __________ (June. 21)
Complete light during ___________ (Dec. 21)
66.5; summer solstice; winter solstice
The International Date Line runs through the ___________ ocean. The line runs exactly halfway around the world from the ______________. Travelling west across the line results in _____________.
Pacific; Prime Meridian; going forward a day
What is absolute location?
The precise point where a place is located.
What is relative location?
Where a place is located in relation to another place.
What is map projection?
A way of showing earth on a flat map.
What is the issue with the Eckert IV projection?
Shows size accurately but distorts the shape.
What is the issue with the Goode’s Homolosine Projection?
Shows continent shape accurately but distorts oceans.
What is the issue with the Mercator projection?
Shows direction between places accurately but distorts the size of continents.
It is the most common
TRUE/FALSE: Any flat map is distorted.
True
Why did the Europeans distort maps?
To make themselves look more powerful and to downplay countries in Africa.
What does a map scale do?
Tells you how to read the distances on the map.
What is a thematic map?
A map presenting information only related to one topic.
What does a physical feature map show?
It shows natural parts of the earth’s surface.
What does a climate zone map show?
It shows long-term patterns of weather.
It can show precipitation or temperature.
What does a vegetation map show?
It shows the kind of trees/plants that grow in an area.
What does a population density map show?
It shows the average number of people living in an area.
It shows where people are clustered together.
What does an economic activity map show?
It shows what goods people produce in a region.
It shows what types of land use is occuring in that area.
What does a political map show?
It shows the political boundaries between countries.
What is a bay?
Body of water partly enclosed by a wide, curving stretch of land.
What is a strait?
Narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What is a sea?
An ocean partly enclosed by land.
What is an isthmus?
A narrow piece of land surrounded by water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land.
What is a delta?
Sediments that deposited at the mouth of a river.
What is a gulf?
A body of water that cuts deeply into the shoreline and is surrounded by land on three sides.
How do you calculate population density?
Population/Land Area
What is a region?
A region is an area with one or more features that set it apart from other area
What are the seven major regions?
Canada and the US Latin America Africa Europe and Russia SW and Central Asia Monsoon Asia Oceania and Antarctica
