Geography

Geo DCA Notes

Geography

Study of human/non-human characteristics

Longitude

Lines pole to pole - Verticle - E+W

Latitude

Lines parellel to equator - Horizontal - N+S

Location

Exact or relative

Place

Building or Areas

Region

Area or space with different characteristics

Movement

Migration of people or things

Human Environment Interactions

how humans interact with environment

Weathering

breaking down of rock

erosion

water/ice/wind moves weathered rock

plate techtonics

earths crust and upper mantle broken into moving pieces

fault

seams in earths crust

weather

current temperature

climate

avg weather

tropics

close to equator - always hot

water cycle

evaporation, condensation, precipitation

temp zones

different temp for different placees

population density

amount of people per unit of land

emigrate

leave country

push factor

push you away from a country - bad

pull factor

pull you towards country - good

urbanization

movement from rural to urban environments

culture

beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a group of people

society

group of people with shared culture who organize themselves to meet their needs

cultural diffusion

spread of cultural traits from 1 place to another

deceloped country

economic activity on manufacturing

developing country

starting to manu goods

Gross Domestic Product

total value of goods/services produces in 1 country in 1 year

democracy

power of the people

Authoritatian Gov

Complete control over its population

monarchy

inherited power

unitary system

central gov makes all laws

federal system

federal and regional gov share laws

primary source

written from person who experienced it

secondary source

not from person who experienced it

POV

perspective - way a person sees a matter