Units #1 and 2

What direction is latitude

West to east

What direction is longitude

North to south

prime meridian

0 degrees longitude

International date line

180 degrees longitude eastern side

Equator

0 degrees latitude.

What is physical geography

Geography dealing with natural features

What is human geography

Geography dealing with human activity

Geographic lenses

Social, political, environmental, economic

What’s a pattern

A pattern is used to show repetition of events or data. They’re used on regular maps.

What are trends

Trends are used on graphs to show a general change in data over a period of time, shows increase or decrease.

What energy capture energy from sunlight

Solar

What energy captures wind

Wind energy

What energy goes through dams

Hydroelectric

What kind of energy is trapped under the earths crust

Geothermal

What kind of energy is from living organisms

Biomass

What is a renewable energy

Resources from natural processes that are refueled at a rate equal or faster to rate consumed.

What is a non renewable energy

Natural resources used faster than can be replaced

What is a flow resource

Natural resource that refuels to replace portion used up

What are canadas natural resources

Energy resources, minerals, forests, water

Three spheres of sustainability

Environmental, social, economic

Other words for three spheres of sustainability

People, planet, profit

What are the three sisters of agriculture

Corn, beans, squash

What does the three sisters mean

The three sisters is a form of environmental stewardship, they support growth without requiring fertilizers and equipment

What is sustainability

Having practices that aren’t harmful to the environment

What’s urbanization

The process of making an area more urban

What’s overpopulation

The human population rises to an extent passing the carrying capacity

What’s environment

The surroundings or conditions which a living factor lives and operates

What’s natural resource

Resources drawn from nature using few modifications

What’s stewardship

Supervising or taking care of something