Mod 0-Transcontinental Railroad and Geo

A group of places that have human and/or physical characteristics in common

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Classroom

The unique physical and cultural characteristics of a location

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Classroom

People, goods and ideas relocating from one place to another

• Pull Factor

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

• Movement

People changing or depending on the natural world around  them

• Human Environment Interaction

• Push Factor

• Climate

• Vegetation

This can be identified with an address or using longitude and latitude

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

This can be identifies by comparing one place to another

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

War, drought, unemployment, and lack of resources is an example

• Pull Factor

• Push Factor

Jobs, fresh water, peace and beautiful landscapes are examples of

• Pull Factor

• Push Factor

Which of the following was not an affect of the Transcontinental Railroad on migration

• Cut travel time from 6 months to 6 days

• Almost anyone could buy a ticket and ride

• Connects north and the south

• Rail towns popped up alone the route

Which of the following TWO are push factors?

• Limited available land

• Ranching on the plains

• Mining in California

• Over popualtion