Geography Introduction.
0.0(0)
Studied by 3 people0%Exam Mastery
View linked noteBuild your Mastery score
AP PracticeSupplemental Materials
Call Kai
Call KaiCard Sorting
1/20
Last updated 11:39 PM on 9/26/21
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
21 Terms
1
New cards
5 themes of Geography: Location
The place where something is located
2
New cards
5 themes of Geography: Place
Physical Features or Human Environments
3
New cards
5 themes of Geography: Human Interaction
The way in which the environment affects humans, or vice versa
4
New cards
5 themes of Geography: Movement
The way in which ideas/cultures/goods move from one place to another
5
New cards
5 themes of Geography: Region
The way in which countries are grouped together, based on things like culture or geography
6
New cards
Geography
The study of the surface of the world
7
New cards
Barriers
A landform that limits people from interaction/movement
8
New cards
Conduits
A landform/environment feature that promotes human interaction/movement
9
New cards
Examples of Barriers
Mountains, Deserts, and Oceans
10
New cards
Examples of Conduits
Oasis, Trade Winds, Mountain Passes
11
New cards
Landforms
A natural/artificial feature of earth // terrain
12
New cards
Convergence
People coming together to the same area
13
New cards
Divergence
People separating and spreading out to different areas
14
New cards
Longitude
Invisible vertical lines that go North to South on a globe
15
New cards
Latitude
Invisible horizontal lines that go from West to East on a globe
16
New cards
Equator
Central Latitude Line that marks 0 degrees, separating the Northern/Southern Hemispheres in half
17
New cards
Prime Meridian
Central Longitude Line that marks 0 degrees, separating the Western/Eastern Hemispheres in half
18
New cards
Range of all Latitude Lines
-90 to 90 degrees (South to North)
19
New cards
Range of all Longitude Lines
-180 to 180 degrees (West to East)
20
New cards
7 continents in the world
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica
21
New cards
5 oceans in the world
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean