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Potpourri
A very large body of
water that is usually
surrounded by land.
What is a sea?
A narrow body of
water that joins
two larger bodies
of water.
What is a strait?
A chain of
numerous islands.
The Philippines is
an example.
What is an
archipeligo?
A narrow strip of
land that connects
two larger land
masses, such as
Panama.
What is an
isthmus?
A good sized piece of
land surrounded by
water on three sides.
What is a
peninsula?
These two things
have carved out
earth’s mountains:
What are glaciers
and erosion?
The perimeter of
the Pacific Ocean
generally serves to
mark its
boundaries:
What is the Ring
of Fire?
This is responsible
for earth’s change
of seasons:
What is the earth’s
tilt?
On this date, the
sun’s most direct
rays are shining on
the Tropic of
Cancer:
What is June 21st?
The start of this season
in the Arctic Circle
st
marks the 1 24 hour
day of total darkness:
What is winter?
Includes all the
problems associated
with deforestation
and pollution:
What is Human
Environmental
Interaction?
Brazil
What is a formal
region?
An example: Denver lies at
the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains, has thousands
of northern pine trees, and
an abundance of
tarantulas.
What is physical
place?
Westerville, Ohio, is
about 15 miles
northeast of
downtown Columbus.
What is relative
location?
New York City’s
Chinatown is an
example of this:
What is a
perceptual
region?
Orlando, Florida, tends to
be hotter in the summer
and colder in the winter
than nearby Daytona
Beach.
Separated by the Cascade
Mountain Range,
Seattle’s climate is mild
and wet whereas
Spokane’s climate is
warmer and much drier.
It gets colder the
higher you climb
Mt. Everest due to
this:
What is
elevation?
This somewhat
unpredictable weather
event should bring
rain this autumn and
winter to parched
California:
What is el Nino?
Climates tend to be
similar along these
lines, provided they
are at nearly the
same elevation:
What is latitude?
The Gulf Stream.
What is an ocean
current?
Makati City,
Philippines, is at
14°40m S &
121°3m E
What is absolute
location?
Chicago’s Midway
Airport serves as a
major hub for
Southwest Airlines
What is a
functional region?
The city of Houston is one
of the most diverse cities
on the planet, with people
from all over the world
calling Houston home.
What is a human
characteristic of
place?
Many people came to
Houston following the
invention of air
conditioning & its largescale use in the city.
What is movement
of people?
The terms used for
major storm
systems in S. Asia,
the Pacific, and
North America:
What are cyclones,
typhoons, and
hurricanes?
The shape of the
temperature line in
a climograph for a
city in New
Zealand
What is bowlshaped?
The name of the
supercontinent of
billions of years ago:
What is Pangea?
Magma outside of
the ground.
What is lava?
The Great African
Rift is a result of
this type of plate
boundary – they
move apart.
What are
divergent
boundaries?
The largest Muslim
country in the
world:
What is Indonesia?
Make your wager
List the 8 factors that
affect climate.
What are…
Latitude, Air Masses, Continentality,
Elevation, Mountain Barriers,
Ocean Currents, Pressure &
Prevailing Winds, & Storms