1st 4 Week Review

World Geography

Tectonic plate movement

• Tectonic plate movement may be caused by slab pull, ridge push and convection.

Lithosphere

• An earthquake is part of the lithosphere.

Tectonic Movement

• A plateau is caused by tectonic movement.

Latitude

• Latitude important in determining a type of climate.

Delta• As a river reaches its mouth, it is

often affected by incoming tides, resulting in a landform called a delta.

Middle Latitudes• Majority of marine west coast

climates are located in the middle latitudes.

Tsunamis• Japan sits along a subduction

zone causing high levels of volcanic and tectonic activity causing ocean activity known as tsunamis.

areas located near oceans vs. inland areas

• Do not vary much because water heats and cools more slowly.

Tropical Latitudes

• A warm rainforest biome is located in the tropical latitudes.

High Latitudes• An Alaskan black bear would

likely thrive in the high latitudes.

Vegetation

• When studying the physical characteristics of the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States, you should select maps for the region that show vegetation.

Summer• It is summer in China on the June

21st solstice.

Revolution• Revolution of the Earth around

the Sun is responsible for the different seasons on Earth.

Tilt• The Northern Hemisphere has

the warmest climate when it is tilted most directly towards the Sun.

The Great Plains

• The Great Plains region has climate, elevation and landforms in common.

Sustainable Society

• A major concern in the development of technology in a sustainable society is how the future will be affected

Relative & Absolute Location

• Relative location is directional terms

• absolute location is longitude and latitude

Examples of Modifications to the Environment

• Western settlers hunted so many buffalo that American Indian tribes who depended on them for food, shelter, and clothing were unable to meet their needs.

• American Indian tribes believed in community ownership of land, while English settlers believed in private property and competed for land so that they could use it as they wanted.

• French traders collected animal furs in North America as an economic activity, while Spanish forces in Mexico conquered native people and undertook mining.

Open Ended

• Be able to write a description of an island and how you would survive on it with limited resources.

Open Ended

• How important is Physical Geography in today’s world. Be able to defend your answer with evidence from the past four weeks.