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Human geography - ANS a branch of geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the built environment, with particular reference to the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity on the Earth's surface Physical geograph...

Exogenic river material - ANS Massmovement Erosion Sheetwash Endogenic river material - ANS From stream bed and bank Bed-load - ANS Includes larger particles which cannot be picked up by the current. They can be exogenic or endogenic Saltation - ANS Sand, pebbles and gravel are temporarily lif...

WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPN...

5 themes of geography - ANS Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement. These are the foundations of Geography. Location - ANS Relative and Absolute are two characteristics of Location. Relative location - ANS the position of a place in relation to another place. Uses specif...

Location - ANS -Absolute: The exact location of a place. Geographers use latitude and longitude lines to pinpoint absolute location -Relative: Where a location is in relation to places or things near it. Place - ANS The physical and human characteristics of a location. Physical characteristics in...

The Five Themes of Geography: MR. HELP Movement, Region H.E.I., Location, Place - ANS MR. HELP What does the acronym stand for? Movement - ANS The import/export of people, ideas and goods around the world Movement: People - ANS Examples: immigration, emigration, forced migration due to conflict ...

geography - ANS the study of everything on Earth perspective - ANS the way a person looks at something landscape - ANS the scenery of a place cartography - ANS the study of maps and mapmaking meteorology - ANS the study of weather region - ANS area with one or more common features grid - ANS p...

If I were to describe where I live using relative location, which of the following ways would be most accurate? - ANS I live near where Route 3 and I-95 meet. Why does distortion occur when making a map? - ANS Because the earth is a sphere Which of the following photos is the best representation ...

human systems - ANS processes initiated by people that shape earth's surface and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems physical processes - ANS activities occurring in nature that shape the earth's surface physical systems - ANS processes occurring in nat...

5 Themes of Geography - ANS 1. Location 2. Place 3. Region 4. Movement 5. Human-Environment Interaction Geography - ANS The study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it Human geography - ANS The study of how people and their activities vary from place to place. This includes eco...

Africa is known as the ____ continent. - ANS plateau What physical process is responsible for the Great Rift Valley and the Great Escarpment? - ANS plate movement Which of the countries listed below receives the most rainfall? - ANS Sierra Leone Match the river with the phrase that describes it....

geography - ANS study of where people, places, and things are located and how they interact with each other The five themes of geography are... - ANS location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction geographer - ANS one who studies earth's natural environment and human socie...

The image above shows a(n) __________, a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. - ANS strait The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's crust is composed of many plates that move gradually across the Earth's surface. - ANS True This photo above shows a type o...

The image above shows a(n) __________, a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. - ANS strait The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's crust is composed of many plates that move gradually across the Earth's surface. - ANS True This photo above shows a type o...

geography - ANS the study of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places, and the complex relationships between people and their environment GIS - ANS a geographic information system, which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the ear...

location - ANS Where on Earth a place is. There are two forms of location: absolute location and relative location. place - ANS The physical and human features of a location. What's it like when you get there? Each one has its own physical and human characteristics. regions - ANS An area of lan...

Choose the way in which the Earth's physical features affect people's activities. - ANS All of the above (Jobs they choose, means of travel, ways they spend their free time) Which of the following statements is most accurate? - ANS The physical environment may affect human activities, and human...

What is the definition of *place*? - ANS A place is a space that has been given meaning by an individuals *lived experience*. Places are *multifaceted*, shaped by *shifting flows* and connections, with change over time. What is the definition of *space*? - ANS Exists between places and does not h...

Abiotic - ANS Non-living parts of the ecosystem. Biotic - ANS Living parts of the ecosystem. Consumers. - ANS Eat plants or other animals. Decomposers - ANS eat dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil producers - ANS plants that make their own food. Biodiversity - ANS a number ...

geography - ANS The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create. geo=Earth Graphy=to study landscapes - ANS Is the human and physical features that make it unique. they have to crawl deep into caves,climb tall mountains, and study sets of images collected by satellites - ANS...

Is Kenya a HIC, LIC or NEE country? - ANS Kenya is an LIC country. Where is Kenya located? - ANS Kenya is located in East Africa. It shares a border with Somalia, Ethiopia Uganda and Sudan. It also borders 3 bodies of water: Indian Ocean, Lake Victoria and Lake Rudolf. How many tourists visited K...

Islamic and Buddhist regions are examples of regions that are unified by _________. - ANS religion What language is the unifying force in Latin America? - ANS Spanish The Wheat Belt and the Rust Belt are examples of ____________ regions. - ANS economic Regions divided by state or national borders...

archipelago - ANS a group or chain of islands canal - ANS long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation canyon - ANS deep and narrow valley with steep walls cape - ANS a strip of land projecting into a body of water reservoir - ANS lake used to store water for community use pl...