Social Studies Midterm - Parts of Maps , Weather/Climate continued, Effects of Geography

What do waterways make easy and possible

easy transportation and interaction possible

what do natural boundaries make more difficullt

transportation and interaction

fault lines ( what effect do they have on people)

significant effect

what does climate effect?

economic production, resource availability, clothing style

how do natural resources affect people/what do they determine?

determine what people have available to use, eat, drink, and trade

what are border disputes? what do they not always reflect?

lines that have been drawn as political boundaries. not always agreed upon with all people. may not reflect living patterns of cultural/ethnic groups

______ has very dramatic long-term and immediate effects on the world

geology

what can population determine

how resources/space are used

what can overpopulation lead to

environmental destruction and more

cultures can ____ but can also _____

clash with each other when they meet, also can enrich each other

what is population density and what effect does it have on what?

number of people living in an area, dramatic effect on culture and life

examples of push factors

religious restrictions, high living cost, pollution, govt instability, gender/religious inequality

examples of pull factors

gender/religious equality, developed area (vs underdeveloped), fair laws that protect rights of individuals, less threat of natural disasters

what is geography

study of the earth/world and of people places and the environment

why is geography useful to understand when discussing different cultures

can guess a lot about people and culture, gives you a sense of what is going on in a place

what are the four parts of a map

title, legend/key, scale, compass

what is the title of a map/what does it show

tells you what the map is called/about

what is the first thing you should look at on a map

the title!

what does the compass of a map tell/show/help you do

shows directions, helps you orient the map

what does the legend/key tell/show/help you do

tells you what the symbols/colors on a map represent

what does scale show/help/tell you what to do

tells you distances on a map and their real world equivalents

what are the two types of direction

cardinal and intermediate

what is cardinal direction

4 main directions, north south east west.

what is intermediate direction

4 of them, each is between 2 cardinal directions (NE, NW, SE, SW)

three types of basic maps

political, thematic, physical

what do political maps show

boundaries between states, nations, cities

what do physical maps show

important physical features (mountains, rivers, etc) and sometimes elevation

what do thematic maps show

special purpose, usually show one specific and unique type of info

why must any map use a projection

because earth is round and maps are flat.

what is a projection

representation of round earth on a flat surface

all perfections are perfect. true or false

False, they are all imperfect

what is distortion

the stretching of shapes that occurs when presenting areas of earth on a map

what are maps a reflection of

the values and beliefs of the people who drew them

basic determining factors of weather

uneven heating of earth’s surface by sun leads to different air temps, pressures, wind patterns, cloud formations

determining factors of climate

latitude, elevation, wind patterns, topography of land (natural barriers)

if latitude lines are closer to the equator what does it mean

warmer temps, colder by the poles

if elevation is higher what does it mean

colder temperatures

why do we have seasons

because of tilt and revolutions