39 terms

Terms	Definitions
5 Themes of Geograhpy	Location - where is it? Place - what is it like when you get there? Region - what does it have in common with other places? Movement - How do people, goods and ideas get around? Human / Environment Interaction - How do people change the environment and adapt? What does the environment give to the people?
relative location	the position of a place in relation to another place (north or south of, east or west of, adjacent to, etc)
absolute location	the exact location of a place on the earth's surface found using latitude and longitude coordinates
place	the physical and human characteristics of a location
physical characteristics	natural features, such as land and water forms, climate, natural plants, and native animals
human characteristics	characteristics of a place made by people who live there such as art, language, religion, type of government, landmarks, etc.
region	an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
movement	the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the world
human-environment interaction	the way people either adapt to or change their environment to meet their needs
Equator	imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude
degrees	unit of measure to show the distance of a place from the Equator or Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere	the hemisphere north of the equator
Southern Hemisphere	the hemisphere south of the equator
Prime Meridian	line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude
cardinal directions	north, south, east, west
Eastern Hemisphere	The hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian.
Western Hemisphere	The hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian.
hemisphere	one half of the earth (northern, southern, eastern, western)
an area with a specific language group	region
an area with a specific government	region
across the street	relative location
14º N, 15º W	latitude and longitude coordinates for absolute location
a continent may be one	region
a desert may be one	region
True or False: A place may be part of several different regions.	True
people change or adapt to a place	human-environment interaction
True or False: Human-environment interactions result in positive and/or negative effects.	True
wearing warm clothing in a cold climate is an example of....	adapting to a place through human-environment interaction
building a ski resort in a mountainous snowy area is an example of....	changing a place through human-environment interaction
making terraces in slopes to grow food is an example of....	changing a place through human-environment interaction
using reindeer hides to wear in cold climate is an example of....	adapting to a place through human-environment interaction
latitude	an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
longitude	an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
Push factors	Movement - reasons people are pushed out of an area (economy, weather, drought, natural disasters, war etc.)
Pull factors	Movement - reasons people are pulled into an area (jobs, better weather, safety, religion, etc.)
Continents of the world - largest to smallest	Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Oceana/Australia
Oceans of the world	Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
Tropic of Cancer	The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith. This event occurs once per year, at the time of the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.
Tropic of Capricorn	The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent.

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