Geography – Environment Impact-Test Review

Chapter 1-Lesson Two 1. Identify and Define the “Five Themes of Geography”. (Pages 14-15) Regions-areas that share common characteristics Movement-study of how and why things and people move

Place-geographic location such as a city or town and its physical or human characteristics Location-position of a place on Earth Human Interaction-includes how the natural environment has affected people

2. Identify the difference between a globe and a map. (Pages 16-17) Globe-sphere that represents earth;  locate latitude and longitude Map-presents information about earth on a flat surface

3. Advantage of a map over a globe. (Page 17) Maps are convenient ways to study the earth; focus on specific areas of the earth

4. Types of maps (physical, political and thematic). (Pages 17-18) Physical-shows the physical features of an area Political-shows human made divisions, capitals and cities Thematic-show population density, population migration, economic activity

5. Negative effects of human interaction with the environment 5. Negative effects of human interaction with the environment. (Pages 19-20) Replacement of natural grasses with crops in the Great Plains causes drought

Physical-includes landforms, climate, plants, and animals 6. Elements of Texas Geography-Differences between physical and human characteristics. (Page 53) Physical-includes landforms, climate, plants, and animals Human-language, religion, music, architecture, and ways of life

Railroads- move people and freight 7. Give an example to show how people, ideas and goods move from place to place. (Page 54) Railroads- move people and freight

8. City devastated by the Hurricane of 1900 8. City devastated by the Hurricane of 1900. Preventive measures taken by city. (Page 54) Galveston.  Seawall

9. Impact of the railroads on Texas towns and cities. (Page 55) Movement of people and things and the increase growth of cities and towns;  westward movement Ft. Worth became a cattle center due to the construction of the railroads

10. Location of the mountain ranges in Texas. (Page 59) All in West Texas

11. Importance of limestone in Texas. (Page 60) Filter water and manufacture paper

12. Importance of water resources in Texas (Pages 60-61) irrigation

13. Importance of the Rio Grande River (Page 60) Southern most border, longest river

14. Effects of interaction between humans and environment on aquifers 14. Effects of interaction between humans and environment on aquifers. (Page 61) Large amounts of water are pumped out of aquifers for city and crop irrigation

15. Define midlatitudes. (Page 62) Midway between the Equator and North Pole

16. Explain and give an example of elevation affecting rainfall 16. Explain and give an example of elevation affecting rainfall. (Pages 63-64) Mountains of west Texas receive more rainfall than the surrounding Desert because moisture filled air moving up the mountains is Cooled.  Davis Mountains can receive up to 17 inches of rainfall While the Chihuahuan Desert receives less than 10 inches of rainfall

17. Area of Texas that has the most freezing temperatures and snow 17. Area of Texas that has the most freezing temperatures and snow. (Pages 64-65) Panhandle

17. Area of Texas referred to as “Tornado Alley”. (Page 65) Panhandle

18. Reasons for return of dust storms in Texas. (Page 65) Drought and high winds

19. Results/Changes made after the Hurricane of 1900. (Page 541) Galveston replaced City Council with Commission form of government

20. Reasons for the Dust Bowl. (Page 586) Over planting, wind, and drought

21. Area of Texas included in the Dust Bowl. (Page 586) Panhandle

Crop Rotation, planting of trees and natural grasses 22. Farming practices adopted during the New Deal to reclaim farmland in the Dust Bowl area. (Page 594) Crop Rotation, planting of trees and natural grasses

1. Landforms-natural feature of the land 2. climate - general weather pattern of a place over time 3. Urban-of or about the city 4. Rural-of or about the countryside

5. Resource-a natural material that can be used by people 6. Aquifers-a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps It flowing underground 7. Commission-a form of city government in which citizens elect Officials to head departments