Geography 1

People's activities__________the physical environment and the physical environment__________people. - ANS may affect may affect Which are physical processes? - ANS erosion physical weathering tornadoes volcanic eruptions Put an H next to the items that describe Human Systems. Put a P next to the items that describe Physical Systems. - ANS the Suez Canal - H the San Andreas Fault - P the Great Mississippi Flood - P the George Washington Bridge - H atlas - collection of maps GIS - be...

Explain the literal meaning of geography - ANS Geography literally means "to describe Earth." What two perspectives do geographers take when studying the earth? - ANS Spatial and ecological What does spatial mean? - ANS Spatial refers to space. Why are maps important to geographers? - ANS Maps help geographers study spatial relationships. Which geographical perspective examines the relationships between living and nonliving things on Earth? - ANS ecological perspective The ______ is a sa...

12 How many months of the year have 28 days? Box C Which box contains something different from the other boxes? answering a Part correctly Which of the following actions do not cause you to lose credit? Oslo ____ is the capital of Norway. Canberra ________ is the capital of Australia. Ottawa The capital of Canada is ______. Buenos Aires The capital of Argentina is ______ _____. Nairobi The capital of Kenya is _______. Jakarta _______ is the capital of Indonesia. North America ...

Mountain range that runs along the length of the Italian peninsula Appenine Mountains Mountain range in the north that separates Italy from the rest of Europe Alps Sea located east of Italy Adriatic Sea Sea located southeast of Italy and west of Greece Ionian Sea Sea located west of Italy Tyrrhenian Sea

Landforms - ANS Mexico, along with Central America, joins the continents of North America and South America with a physical feature called a land bridge. A land bridge is a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling migration of plants and animals to both areas. There are a variety of landforms in Mexico that support large communities of people. Water Systems - ANS Northern Mexico has a dry climate with few permanent waterways. The Lerma River is one of Mexico's most impo...

Baja California - ANS The long peninsula that extends into the Pacific Ocean. Yucatan Peninsula - ANS The peninsula that extends into the Gulf of Mexico. Rio Grande - ANS The name Americans call the river that serves as part of the border between Mexico and the United States. Sierra Madre del Sur - ANS The mountain range found in Southern Mexico. Mexican Plateau - ANS The central plateau that is surrounded by mountain ranges. Sierra Madre Occidental - ANS The western mountain range near th...

If there are acceptable costs of an exchange, then ______ conditions are met. - ANS transferability Transferability is a function of the ______, the ______, and the ______. - ANS 1) characteristics and value of the product 2) the distance, measured in time and money penalties, over which it must be moved 3) the ability of the commodity to bear the costs of movement __________ is contact between places; it means the movement of people, ideas, and commodities from place to place. - ANS spati...

The two principal river systems located in south central Australia are called - ANS Darling Murray Combined, Australia and New Zealand make up the region known as _____. - ANS Australasia The area known as Oceania consists of three primary regions. What are they? - ANS Polynesia Micronesia Melanesia Roald Amundsen is credited with being the first explorer to reach _____. - ANS The South Pole Easter Island is known for its _____. - ANS mysterious stone figures carved from lava. While ther...

The two principal river systems located in south central Australia are called - ANS Darling Murray Combined, Australia and New Zealand make up the region known as _____. - ANS Australasia The area known as Oceania consists of three primary regions. What are they? - ANS Polynesia Micronesia Melanesia Roald Amundsen is credited with being the first explorer to reach _____. - ANS The South Pole Easter Island is known for its _____. - ANS mysterious stone figures carved from lava. While ther...

World in spatial terms and absolute and relative. - ANS This element identifies where a place is located on earth. Their are two kinds of locations, what are they? Clue: one is exact the other explains where a place is in location to another. Places and regions. - ANS This element involves areas that often group into regions and are based on human or physical characteristics they have in common. Physical systems - ANS The type of climate and animal/plant life. THINK THIS IN YOU HEAD: Whats ...