Unit 1, Week 1

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on Earth

Question 2

Physical Geography

Answer 2

The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. The study of Earth’s physical features.

Question 3

Human Geography

Answer 3

The study of human activities on Earth’s surface. Study of how humans interact, use, and alter the world

Question 4

FRQ

Answer 4

Free Response Question

Question 5

Location

Answer 5

The position of anything on Earth’s surface

Question 6

Place

Answer 6

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character

Question 7

Movement

Answer 7

The mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet

Question 8

MDC

Answer 8

More Developed Country

Question 9

LDC

Answer 9

Less Developed Country

Question 10

Human-environment interaction

Answer 10

The geographic theme that explores how people use, adapt to, and modify the environment

Question 11

Region

Answer 11

An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features

Question 12

Five themes of geography

Answer 12

1) Location 2) Place 3) Region 4) Movement 5) Human environment interaction

Question 13

State

Answer 13

Country (simplest); Not controlled by other states

Question 14

Nation

Answer 14

A group of people who bound together

Question 15

Environmental Determinism

Answer 15

Limits human activities on Earth

Question 16

Possibilism

Answer 16

People have the ability to adjust

Question 17

Ecumene

Answer 17

Permanent human settlement

Question 18

Globalization

Answer 18

Greater cultural and economic interaction among people all over the world

Question 19

Local Diversity

Answer 19

Allows people to express unique cultural traditions and economics

Question 20

Scale

Answer 20

Map scale: the relationship between what is shown on a map and the portion of Earth it represents.
Scale of Analysis: the level or degree of analysis of any phenomena. Can be local, regional, national, global.

Question 21

Pattern

Answer 21

The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

Question 22

Space

Answer 22

The physical gap or interval between two objects.

Question 23

Qualitative Data

Answer 23

Data that is descriptive and can be observed, usually through interviews, observations, surveys, census-taking

Question 24

Quantitative Data

Answer 24

Statistical info about a community that can be measured and not compared.