History Ch. 1.2
Geography
is the study of the earth's physical and cultural features.
Features
A map is a drawing of an area. Some maps show physical _________.
What are some of California's main physical features? Where are the state's highest mountains?
Beaches and mountains. In Sierra Nevada.
In what ways has geography shaped human history.
Geography has affected the growth of societies. People with beautiful areas built glorious cities.
How are California's roads related to its physical features? How are they related to its population centers?
How are California's roads related to its physical features? How are they related to its population centers?
If you were asked to divide your state into regions, what features would you use to define those regions? Why?
I would split it up like the united states and use the southern northern and eastern and western regions. Because it would be easier to figure out where you are going.
Where did early peoples tend to settle?
In places that where riched in resources.
Region
Is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
What climates are found in California? How are the climate regions related to California's physical features?
Marie, Highland, Mediterranean, Semiarid, and Deserts. You know that the mountains are and that would be a colder area. And the desert you know that it will be very dry.
Resources
Materials found in the earth that people need and value.
How could a river be both a valuable resource and a problem for a region.
One for water and bad thing is for flooding.
What are some types of features that can identify a region.
Physical Features and Human Features physical is Mountains, and Rivers. And human Features are like Languages and sometimes religion.
What are the two main branches of geography.
Physical Geography and Human geography.
What are the two main branches of geography, and how does each contribute to our understanding of history?
Physical and it helps study the land features. And human geography it is the study of people and places where they leave.
Summarize What are some of the topics included in human geography?
Religions, environment, and foods.
Where are California's two main population centers?What kind of climate is found in these areas?
San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mediterranean.
Identify a region near where you live, and explain what sets it apart as a region.
Southern Warmer weather and grasslands.
What can you conclude from the fact that large religious buildings are located in the heart of the city?
That this was a religious place with the pyramids so I think that this is some place close to Egypt.
Landforms
The natural features of the land's surface.
Climate
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
How does the map indicate that Teotihuacán was an important place?
The street names and Pyramids the rivers and temples.
How might a long period of severen heat or cold affect the history of a city or region?
The weather and the land would change like if it was hot you could have a drought. If the weather is cold would change to ice or anything else.
How might a map of a city's landforms help an offi cial who is planning a new city park?
To see how flat and wide it is.
