How People Adapt to Geography and Physical Processes

What does a geographer do?

• Makes maps

• makes new buildings

• studies the relationships between people and their environment

• studies the earth and what it is like without people

The theme of __________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• movement

The theme of _______________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• movement

• place

• human-environment interaction

• location

_______________ is the study of Earth and its people.

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Geography

• Physiology

Which fact from this week is best supported by the following statement? “A geographer thinks about people and how they live and work in their environment.”

• Cartographers are people who create maps.

• People modify their environment to meet their needs.

• The Earth is divided into regions to help us learn about our world.

• Geographers ask questions to understand and solve problems in the community.

Which of these IS NOT a key concept of human-environment interaction?

• Depend

• Adapt

• Modify

• Overcome

Which of these is an example of Relative Location?

• Colombia sits on the equator

• The coordinate 6 N 17 W falls in the Atlantic Ocean

• The hospital is about 4 minutes away from my house

• Utah is at 40 N 110 W

__________ is the study of the Earth and the way people interact with the Earth.

• Place

• Movement

• Location

• Geography

Ways in which people use, adapt, or modify the Earth

• Physical Characteristics

• Human Characteristics

• human/Environment interaction

• 5 themes of geography

How do people adapt to living in desert environments?

• By building igloos

• By wearing light clothing and conserving water

• By planting dense forests

• By constructing underground cities