Geography Unit 2 Study Guide

i) National Geographic Videos

For each of the natural disasters (i.e. Earthquake, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Tsunamis), please study the following:

-How are they formed?
-How are they measured?
-What is being done to prevent/deal with them today?
-Interesting facts (i.e. how many Earthquakes occur per year?  Which was the largest hurricane on record? etc.)
-Links between natural disasters and global warming (pg. 96, 100 of textbook)
In addition, please study your notes on volcanoes from pages 70-72 of the textbook.

ii) Topographic maps

-What is topography?
-How to read contour lines

iii) Diagrams
-Diagrams on page 69-69; zones of the earth

iv) Global Warming
-David Suzuki vs. Patrick J. Michaels
-Greenhouse effect
-Effects of rising temperature

v) World Agricultural Patterns
-All bolded vocabulary
-Effects of climate, soil and natural vegetation
-Commercial Vs. Specialized Agriculture

Mono Cliffs Reminders

Link for Geography Videos

Here is the link for the National Geographic videos on Natural Disasters:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature/

Geography Earthquake/Tsunami Questions

Earthquakes Vs. Tsunamis 

1. In your own words, explain why earthquakes occur.

2. Copy and label the diagram of the Earth's zones on page 68.

3. How do scientists measure the strength of an earthquake?

4. In your own words, explain what causes a tsunami.

5. Copy and label the diagram on page 69.

6. What is the connection between earthquakes and tsunamis?

Geography Study Guide

*Know and understand the terms for Unit 1

-What is a geographer? 

-What are the two basic questions that geographers always ask when they are studying the earth? 

-List and define each of the five themes of geography

-Explain the difference between absolute and relative location

-How would you describe the physical features of a place? 

-How would you describe the human features of a place? 

-Which theme would geographers use to study the consequences of peoples' actions? 

-Which theme helps geographers understand cultural changes? 

-On maps, what do geographers use to show regions? 

-What are the advantages and disadvantages of a globe? 

-What are the advantages and disadvantages of flat maps? 

-Prime Meridian, Equator, Lines of latitude, Lines of longitude, the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, the North Pole, the South Pole 

Math Test Concepts for Monday, April 4th

Angles Concepts: 

-Supplementary angles

-Complementary angles

-Opposite angles

-Corresponding angles ("F" pattern)

-Alternate angles ("Z" pattern)

-Measuring angles using a protractor

-Applying rules we know about angles to calculate the missing angles in a diagram (i.e. without a protractor)

-Rules about triangles

-Applying rules about triangles to find the missing angle(s) 

Geography Questions

Questions that the 5 Themes Answer 

Location
-Where is the place (longitude, latitude, continent, hemispheres)?
-How far way from is it? (travel time by plane, distance in miles or kilometers)?
-What countries are neighbors of the country?

Place
-Describe the place (size, shape)
-What is the climate (temperature, rainfall)?
-What kinds of physical features are there (mountains, rivers, deserts)?
-Describe the people who love there (nationalities, traditions, etc.)

Human-Environment Interactions
-How do people use the land (farming, herding, mining, industry)?
-How have people changed the land?
-Where do most people live (near a river or coastline, in the mountains)?
-Why do you think people settled there (water, safety, food, natural beauty)?

Movement
-How will you travel to the place (route, drive, fly, walk)?
-Does the country export goods to other places? If so, what and where?
-Does the country import goods to other places? If so, what and where?
-Why would people leave or move to the country (jobs, family, climate, war)?

Regions
-What language(s) do people speak?
-What are the political divisions of the country (states, provinces, republics)?
-How is the country similar to any of its neighbors (traditions, language, climate)?