According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is

In recent years, the global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by

Common practices of ________ include using the distinctive economic assets of different countries and regions, organizing production according to a spatial division of labor, placing earnings in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, and moving factories from high wage regions to low wage regions.

The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of

You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude. This is an example of a

Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located

The frequency an object appears in a given area is its

Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________.

Which of the following is not a formal culture region?

That the physical environment causes social development is the core concept of

The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a…

Which is a form of expansion diffusion?

The exact spot at which a place is found on the globe is its __________.

Lines of latitude and longitude form a(n) ________, or, a pattern that helps locate places

on the globe.

Geographers refer to each half of the globe as a (n)_________

A(n)___________ is a way of describing a particular space with physical and human

characteristics.

A recurring theme in geography is the _________ of people, goods, and ideas.

_________________ is the design and making of maps.

________________ is the study of our earth

How people affect or shape physical characteristics of their natural surroundings is

called ____________

To draw a map of the round Earth on a flat surface, map makers use_________.

Lines of ______________ are drawn on maps from the North Pole to the South Pole to

measure distance east and west.

The line at 0o Longitude is called_________.

The line at 0o Latitude is called the ________.

The change in accuracy of the shapes and distances of places is called _____.

What explains what the symbols on a map represent ?

______________ tells the cardinal directions

What types of features would you see on a political map?

What features would you see on a physical map?

Where something is located in relationship to its surroundings:

The process whereby new fashion trends typically appear in large global centers

A thematic map that shows qualities of some variable by shrinking or expanding the size of regions is called

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, aircraft, balloon, or some sort of long-distance method is

Which of the following can explain how a new idea, product, or other phenomenon comes to appear in a region?

Who actually calculated the circumference of the Earth from Alexandria in Egypt during the 3rd century BCE and coined the term "geography"?

Which is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography

The word for "natural surroundings" is...

The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another is called .....

Which physical feature could act as a barrier to cultural diffusion?

Contagious diffusion

Example of stimulus diffusion: different menu items from McDonalds around the world

Example of contagious diffusion: Hinduism spreading around the world.

Example of hierarchical diffusion: many people cutting their hair the way Taylor Swift did.

Example of relocation diffusion: Spread of Christianity, when people moved and brought it with them.

Hierarchical diffusion: occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power of high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern

Relocation diffusion: involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place.

Stimulus diffusion: occurs when the innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters.

Hearth is an area where new ideas and innovations spring up and spread to other parts of the world. (The word is not on the list, but it is used in the definitions.)

The theme of geography that helps us describe where things can be found.

The theme of geography that describes the physical or human characteristics of a particular location

The theme of geography that groups areas together by looking at their unifying characteristics

The theme of geography that describes how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

The theme of geography that looks at how humans adapt to and change their environment

The communication system of a culture

The customs, traditions, or regular practices that a culture engages in on a regular basis.

Depicts what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located and is not based upon any actual measurement.

The origin of the word culture is the Latin cultus, which means

The following include "What people care about" EXCEPT

The following include "What people take care of" EXCEPT

Used by geographers in thinking why each region on Earth is distinctive, it is a body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.

The geographic study of human-environmental relationships.

The notion that the physical environment causes social development – the environment limits human activity

The notion that the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment – example, people choose to plant crops which are more likely to be productive in their given region.

The five classifications geographers use for climate – A Tropical Climates, B Dry Climates, C Warm Mid-Latitude Climates, D Cold Mid-Latitude Climates, E Polar Climates

Forest, Savanna, Grassland, and Desert are the four major _____________, or forms of plant communities, which are influenced by climate and human activities.

What happened to the Everglades in Florida causing great environmental damage such as heavy pollution and loss of habitat for wildlife.

The Dutch use of polders to drain and use land THAT IS BELOW SEA LEVEL is a good example of

Why are the Netherlands seen as being "sensitive" to their impact on the environment and contributing to climate change?

Geographers are concerned with soil erosion and depletion of nutrients which are cause by.....

These maps show the importance of changing _____________ in understanding something (like cancer rates in the US)

From a spatial perspective (maps) what became clear about WHO was most negatively impacted by Hurrican Katrina BEFORE and AFTER the floods.