world geo ch.1-4 review

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physical map

helps see types of landforms and bodies of water

political map

shows features on earth’s surface that includes cities, states, provinces, territories, or countries

thematic map

portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographic area(ex: population)

globe

three dimensional representation of earth, way to view earth

robinson projection

shows entire earth; shapes of landforms seems flat

mercator projection

distorted shapes of continents

latitude

parallel lines(left to right)

longitude

meridian lines(up and down)

prime(greenwich) meridian

divides east and west, 0 degrees longitude

equator

divides north and south, 0 degrees latitude

absolute location

coordinates

relative location

N,S,E,W

place

includes physical features and cultural characteristics of a location

region

area of earth’s surface with more than one similar characteristic that may include physical, political, economical, or cultural

formal region

defined by limited number of related characteristics, ex: US and canada

functional region

organized around a set of interactions and connections between places

perceptual region

which people perceive the characteristics of the region in the same way

human-environment ineraction

relationship between humans and their environment, ex: people learning what to use what the environment offers

linear distance

how far across the earth a person, idea, or product travels

time distance

amount of time it takes for a person(and more) to travel

psychological distance

the way people view distance

cultural diffusion

spread of ideas, intentions, and patterns of behaviors

diffusion

process of spreading

culture

total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors share by and passed on by the members of a specific group

polytheistic religion

belief in many gods

monotheistic religion

belief in one god

landforms

naturally formed features on surface of earth

peninsulares

born on iberian penisula

creoles

born in america of 100% european descent

mestizos

mixed of native american and spanish heritage

push factors

things that force/push people out of a place/legend

pull factors

things that attract people to a place/legend

assimilate

to fit in

acculturation

process of adopting

cape/peninsula

a point of land extending into an ocean or lake

oasis

a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs

bay/gulf

part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land

delta

a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river

flood plain

flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods

steppe

a wide, treeless grassy plain

valley

low land between hills or mountains

canyon

a narrow, deep valley with steep sides

mountain

natural elevation of the earth’s surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill

isthmus

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

archipelago

an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean

USMCA

trade agreement between US, Canada, and Mexico

Tenochitlán

site of today’s Mexico City

wind currents

winds that move in a riverlike flow in a certain direction.

ocean currents

rivers flowing, moving in large circular systems

geographic patterns

similarities between places