Transcript 1st Semester Review Powerpoint

Geography Semester 1
Test Review
Relative Location
• Definition: A location of a place in relation to
another place.
• Example: The relative location of Kansas City,
Missouri is just east of Kansas City, Kansas.
• It is a way of describing a place using reference
points like north, south, east, west, etc. or
landmarks. For example: Heritage Elementary is
"west of the railroad tracks.”
Absolute Location
• Definition: A point on the earth's surface
expressed by a coordinate system such as
latitude and longitude or street address.
• Example: Grand Canyon National Park is
located at 36° N, 112° W.
Place
• What is it like?
• Climate, Landforms, and
vegatation
Cartograms
• Size of
country is
drawn in
proportion
to the data
rather than
to its land
size.
Map Projection
• Definition: a means of projecting the Earth which
is a sphere (or part of it) on a flat map.
• All projections have some distortion—distance,
size, shape, or direction. Think of what happens
to an orange peel when you take it off the orange
and press it on a flat surface.
• A projection is a drawing of the Earth’s surface
that reduces some distortions that are cause by
converting three dimensions into two
dimensions.
Examples of Map Projections
Map Distortion
• Changes to
Distance,
Shape,
Direction,
or area
Bonus
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Climate Graphs
Climate Graphs show average rainfall and temperatures typically experienced in a
particular location. The temperature is shown on a line graph, and rainfall on a bar graph.
It is two charts in one with the months of the year along the base.
Causes of
Solstices and
Equinox
Landforms caused by plat movements
in Latin America
Climate
Regions
of the
US
Impact of
earth’s tilt
Characteristics of basic climate zones
Renewable Resources
• Resources
that can be
replaced
though
natural
processes.
• Examples:
Solar, wind,
water, and
geothermal
GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing
• Geographic Information System
• Global Positioning System
• Remote Sensing
Where’s the wildfire?
MidIR
Color
IR
True
Color
Bonus
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Ecotourism
• Tourism directed
toward exotic,
often threatened,
natural
environments,
especially to
support
conservation
efforts and
observe wildlife.
Read a time zone map
Push and Pull Factors
Globalization
Globalization is often associated with "Americanization," or the exporting of
American brands and consumer goods. American fast-food restaurants like
McDonald's and KFC are now common sights throughout the world, including
China.
Monotheism and Polytheism
Cultural Components
Role of Language in Culture
• Language is one
of the most
important
aspects of
culture because
it allows the
people within a
culture to
communicate
with each other.
Interpreting a population pyramid
Bonus
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Interpreting a population density map
Causes of Global population patterns
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Climate
Altitude
Access to water
Habitable lands
20°N - 60°N
Coasts and River
Valleys
• Urban Areas
Impacts of being landlocked
• No access to the sea
• Transit dependence
• No territorial waters
Nation, State, and Nation-State
Urbanization as a process
Culture of Brazil
• Blending of people
– Portuguese
– Native American
– African
• Language
– Portuguese
• Religion
– Catholic
Location of
Maquiladoras
Thematic map
reading
• Type of map designed to
show a particular theme
connected with a specific
geographic area.
• Historical
• Cartogram
• Flow-line
Bonus
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Types of hazards in Central America
• Earthquakes
– Mexico and
Haiti
• Hurricanes
and Floods
– Caribbean
Causes of Urbanization
• Industrialization
• Economic
opportunity
• Health Care
• Education
Impact of Panama Canal
• Connecting
Atlantic and
Pacific
• Independence
of Panama
• Quicker
movement of
Goods
Exports of Latin American Countries
• Mineral resources
– Jamaica : Nickel
– Chile : Copper
• Energy resources
– Venezuela - Oil
– Mexico - Oil
• Agricultural products
– Brazil
– Argentina
• Forest Products
– Brazil
• Manufactured Goods
– Throughout
Causes of poverty in Latin America
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Colonialism
Corruption
Income Gap
Political stability
Education
Economic Activities of Eastern
Canadian Provinces
• Logging
• Lumber and paper
products
• Seafood
• Mining
• Hydroelectric Power
Evidence of Colonial influence in Latin
America
• Language
– Spanish
– Portuguese
• Religion
– Catholic
• Spanish Caste System
– Mestizo
– Mulatto
– Zambo
Definition of Mestizo
• People of
mixed
Spanish
and
Native
American
heritage.
Characteristics of reggae and Calypso
music in the Caribbean
• Calypso
– Trindad
– Africa, Spain, and Caribbean
Music
– Steel Drums
• Reggae
– Jamaica
– African, American, and
Caribbean music
– Bob Marley
Bonus
Slide!!!!!!!
Mississippi River System
• Largest
drainage basin
on North
America
• Connected to
the Gulf of
Mexico and
the Great
Lakes
Agricultural Patterns in the US
• Corn and Soybeans
– Midwest
• Livestock
– West
• Commercial Fruit and
Vegetables
– California and Florida
• Citrus
– California and Florida
• Grains
– Great Plains
Flow-Line Map
Hazard zones of the US
• West Coast
– Earthquakes and
Tsunamis
• South
– Hurricanes
• Midwest
– Tornadoes
• Northeast
– Blizzards and ice
storms
• West
– Earthquakes and
Drought
North
American
Free
Trade
Agreement
Characteristics of Quebecois culture
• French
• Catholic
Location of continents in different
hemispheres
Constitutional
Monarchy
• A form of
government in
which a
monarch acts
as head of
state within the
parameters of
a constitution.
Canada’s Economic Core
• Ontario and
Quebec
• Center of
Canada’s trade
and economic
activity.
• 35% of
Agriculture
• 41% of mineral
output
• 70% of
manufacturing
Quebec Separatism
• 1980
• 1995
• 2016
Bonus
Slide!!!!!!!