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Chapter 2 Test Flash Cards

AB
the five themes of geographylocation, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction
the exact spot on Earth where a place can be foundabsolute location,
lines that run parallel to the equatorlatitude,
lines that show distance east or west of the prime meridianlongitude,
zero degrees latitudethe equator,
zero degrees longitudethe prime meridian,
the location of one place in relation to other placesrelative location
"Canada is north of the United States"- That is an example of what type of location?relative location
"Melbourne, Australia is 38 degrees south latitude, 145 degrees east longitude" - That is an example of which type of location?absolute location
the two types of features that places havephysical features and human features
these features include climate, landforms, bodies of water, and plant and animal lifephysical features,
these features include cities, towns, governments, and traditionshuman features,
the weather conditions of a regionclimate
a group of places that have at least one feature in commonregion
A natural region that is very cold, covered in ice all year, and has no plant life.the Arctic,
a natural region that is hot all year with very little rain and few plantsdesert,
a natural region that has wet and dry seasons with tall grasses and some treestropical grassland,
to move from one area to anothermigrate
to move to a new countryimmigrate
problems in one place that cause people to leavepush factors
advantages in one place that attract people to move therepull factors
human life started on this continent and migrated around the worldAfrica,
this theme happens because humans depend on, adapt to, and change the world around themhuman-environment interaction
changing to surviveadaptation


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