1. Geography – Environment Impact-Test
Review

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

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

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

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

16. 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

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

18. 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

19. 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

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

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

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

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

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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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