What are the factors of climate?

latitude, elevation, wind, currents, landforms

what is a relative location

the position of one place relative to another

physical and human characteristics

What are human characteristics?

come from the ideas and actions of people "man-made"

Lines of longitude are:

vertical lines (called meridians) that go North and South.

narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water

How ideas, people and goods can be shipped around the world

What are physical characteristics?

determined by nature- mountains, climate, rivers

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

The short-term condition of the atmosphere

The average pattern of weather for a particular region.

common characteristics such as language, culture, religion, etc

What are human-environmental interactions?

humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment

What is Absolute location?

latitude and longitude, street address, exact location

A large mostly flat area that rises above land.

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1
What are geographer's tools?
maps, graphs, charts, diagrams
oceans, lakes, and streams
pencils
climate
2
What are maps, graphs, charts, and diagrams?
measure east and west
numbers
Things I use in math
Geographer tools
3
What is location?
tools of geographers
interaction through travel, trade
absolute and relative
come from the ideas and actions of people
4
What is a peninsula?
An island.
A narrow body of water.
An ancient writing tool.
A body of land with water on three sides.
5
What is geography?
a "view of the whole" earth by mapping the location of places
tools of geographers
determined by nature- mountains, climate, rivers
regions are classified by this
6
What is the atmosphere?
Located in the middle of the Earth
air surrounding the Earth
Makes up all of the water on Earth
All of the above
7
What are the factors of climate?
United States
roadways and bridges
latitude, elevation, wind, currents, landforms
the crust
8
what is a relative location
regions or areas that have similar characteristics
the position of one place relative to another
are defined by peoples perception of the area
and exact position on the map
9
What is place?
Cumberland
absolute and relative
measure east and west
physical and human characteristics
10
What is a plain?
flat, gently rolling land
a mountainside
vanilla
something boring
11
What are human characteristics?
determined by nature
humans adapt to the environment
come from the ideas and actions of people "man-made"
described by landmarks
12
Lines of longitude are:
horizontal lines parallel to the equator.
vertical lines (called meridians) that go North and South.
an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England.
an imaginary line that runs across the middle of the Earth like a belt.
13
Lines of latitude run...
north to south
east to west
14
What is a strait?
body of water surrounded by land on three sides
narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water
group or chain of islands
narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land
15
What is movement?
other
How immigrants got around the world
How we get to school everyday
How ideas, people and goods can be shipped around the world
16
What are continents?
Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia
major land masses of the world
asteroids
major bodies of water of the world
17
What are physical characteristics?
determined by nature- mountains, climate, rivers
described by landmarks
regions are classified by this
come from the ideas and actions
18
What is an Isthmus?
a narrow strip of land that connects two bodies of water
a narrow spongebob and Patrick
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
a narrow strip of land that connects three larger land areas
19
What is weather ?
Global Warming
The precipitation
Seasons
The short-term condition of the atmosphere
20
What is Climate ?
Seasons
The short-term state of the atmosphere.
The average pattern of weather for a particular region.
A Water Cycle
21
What are regions?
measure east and west
common characteristics such as language, culture, religion, etc
absolute and relative
where my house is
22
What are language, culture, and religion?
how to travel
how regions are classified
ways to speak
I don't know
23
What are human-environmental interactions?
humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment
tools of geographers
absolute and relative
a view of the whole earth
24
Do temperatures get colder or warmer at a higher elevation?
warmer
colder
25
What is Absolute location?
Wal-Mart
I don't know
latitude and longitude, street address, exact location
a place that is close to another
26
What is a plateau?
A mountain with many minerals in it.
A mountain that towers above the land.
A large mostly flat area that rises above land.
A tree that is normally not found in Africa

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