What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?

small apartments in skyscrapers

To calculate the population density of a place, you

divide the number of people by its land area

How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?

Temperate have a cool climate. Tropical have hotter climate

natural feature of Earth's surface that has distinct shape

What is the essential question for this chapter?

Why do geographers us a variety of maps to represent the world?

What do political boundaries maps show?

countries, states, and cities, boarders

Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?

They get the most direct rays from the sun.

an area with 1 or more features that set it apart from other

Which economic activity is linked to the natural resources of the area?

the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts

What is the difference between a basin and a plain?

a basin is a flat area surrounded by mountains

More than half of the land in Africa is used for subsistence farming, in which

farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.

One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is

a map showing cholera deaths near Broad Street in London

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1
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
cacti
pine trees
mosses
tall grasses
2
What kind of housing would you find in a city with high population density?
igloos
small high rise appartments
single family homes
large farm houses
3
What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?
houses surrounded by farm fields
large homes with front and back yards
individual homes spaced miles apart
small apartments in skyscrapers
4
To calculate the population density of a place, you
divide the number of people by its land area
divide the number of people by the number of its dwellings
add the number of people to its land area.
multiply the # of people per square mile by its land area
5
Which of the following is water?
plateau
strait
peninsula
mesa
6
How are temperate grasslands and tropical grasslands different?
Trees and bushes grow in temperate, but not in tropical
Broadleaf evergreen trees grow in temperate, not in tropical
Temperate are dry & hot. Tropical are cool and moist
Temperate have a cool climate. Tropical have hotter climate
7
Climate is
an area defined by one or more features
all the plants and trees in an area
patterns in weather over time
a natural feature on Earth's surface
8
What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?
a physical map
a map legend
a fjord
a climagraph
9
A landform is
one or more cultural characteristics that set it apart
the average number of people who live in a unit of area.
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
natural feature of Earth's surface that has distinct shape
10
Plains and plateaus are
bodies of water
landforms
forms of vegetation
types of economic activity
11
What is the essential question for this chapter?
Why do geographers us a variety of maps to represent the world?
How do geographers show information on maps?
How do geographer think spatially?
How do geographers study maps?
12
What do political boundaries maps show?
bodies of water, climate, vegetation
countries, states, and cities, boarders
the climate of different regions
landforms like rivers and mountains
13
Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
They get more heat from Earth's core, they are closer to it
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans.
They get the most direct rays from the sun.
14
What could you use to show patterns of land use?
population density map
economic activity map
political map
climagraph
15
What is a region?
an action, buying, and selling of goods and services
an area with 1 or more features that set it apart from other
a natural characteristic of Earth's surface
a pattern of weather over a long period of time
16
One of the most densely populated places on Earth is
Waltham, Vermont
Manilla, Philippines
Skwentna, Alaska
Avoca, Ireland
17
In which vegetation zone would we find small trees & bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
temperate grasslands
coniferous forest
tundra
chapparal
18
Which economic activity is linked to the natural resources of the area?
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
the insurance industry in Hartford, Connecticut
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
19
What is the difference between a basin and a plain?
a basin is a flat area surrounded by mountains
they both are flat lands
a plain is a flat area surrounded by mountains
a basin is an elevated piece of land that is flat at the top
20
A physical features map may include such features as
natural resources.
landforms and bodies of water
population density.
economic activity.
21
What could you NOT learn from a climate map?
the way people make a living
how cold an area gets in winter
how much rainfall an area receives
the average temperature of an area in summer
22
More than half of the land in Africa is used for subsistence farming, in which
farmers grow only enough crops to feed their own families.
farms are owned by large multinational corporations.
farmers raise crops or livestock to sell.
farmers must move around often to find food and water for their animals.
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One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is
a map showing cholera deaths near Broad Street in London
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park.
a map showing gorges, ravines, woodlands, and streams

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