What are formal regions & what are examples of it?
Formal Regions are based on homogeneity/ based on artificial criteria established by the user: ex: the corn belt; gobi desert
Formal Regions are based on area: ex: continents and oceans
Formal Regions are based on climate: ex: the Amazon, the gobi desert
Formal Regions are based on political boundaries: ex: countries, counties
Nodal (or functional) regions areas are regions based on interaction between a node and it's hinterland. Examples of this are countries and metropolitan areas.
What is Wegner's theory?
the different types of climates
tectonic plates
the proposal of continental drift & Pangea
geomorphology
Geo scientists understand that the crust is broken up into or which contain both continental and crust.
Plastensine era glacial ice sheets were during a period of glaciation deglaciation interglaciations( glaciation, deglaciation, interglaciations ) and completely changed the land.
The inner parts of a continent has more temperate weather.
GDP has a strong positive correlation with a % or urban population
An fresh water river exotic stream tropical streams old rivers( fresh water river, exotic stream, tropical streams, old rivers ) is a river that flows through the desert but comes from wetter places.
Why is Europe's relative location important?
It is made up of a lot of peninsulas making it an warmer climate that normal
It is smaller than Asia and makes the weather more temperate
All of this access to the sea has given Europe with many opportunities for maritime activities
It is one of maximum efficiency for contact with every place on the globe.
What are the Landforms of Europe?
Western Uplands, North European Plain, Central Uplands, Alpine Mountains
Central Uplands, Easter Uplands, South European Plains, Pyrenees Mountains
Mountains, Central Europe, 1st order Peninsulas, 2nd order Peninsulas
North Atlantic Coasts, Alpine Mountains, Northerly Peninsulas, Jutland
The North European Plain is important because of it's rich natural resources and it's dense population.
What are some of the important features of the Agricultural Revolution
Changes in landholding
Farm innovations
Larger industry
Climate Science
Navigable River Use
What are some of the climatic controls that Europe has?
Northerly latitude
Warm currents from north Atlantic drift & peninsulas as a large part of the geography
Maritime weather
Europe's mountains keep the precipitation on the European side of the mountains
What are Europe's two major Navigable Rivers?
Rhine
Seine
Yellow
Thames
Danube
Europe's largest city is Berlin Paris London( Berlin, Paris, London )
Where is the most industrial cities located at in Europe?
The midlands
The north
The south
Birmingham is know for cotton textiles and seaports.
How much of Russia lies further north than the Great Lakes?
20%
50%
80%
100%
A ❌ is a treeless plain along the Arctic shore where mosses, lichens, and some grasses survive. A ❌ is a mostly coniferous forests that begin south of a tundra.
The Ural Mountains are old mountains that divide the Europe and Asia.
What are the type of climates that dominate most of Russia?
A
B
C
D
Russia has very few natural resources
Where is the most densely populated areas located at in Russia?
North
East
South
West
The idea of means that a location has benefits for industry in more than one way.
What is the major center of industry of Russia?
Central Industrial Region
Ural Region
Kuzbas Region
Lake Baykal Region
The Volga is the major navigable river in Russia and is located in the Volga region. It Is connected to Moscow via canal.
What is the Detroit of Russia?
Moscow
Nizhny Novogorod
Novasibirisk
Russia is known as the land of fire and ice.
What are the 4 regions of the British Isles?
Northern Ireland
Britain
England
London Central
Wales
South Ireland
Scotland
Germany
Europe is home to the 3rd largest population cluster in the world. It is the most highly region of the world. The most urbanized region is Europe and the least urbanized is Europe.
Where is the most industrial cities located in the British Isles?
The North
The Midlands
London is the 3rd largest city in Europe
What is the second largest European country?
France
Switzerland
Ireland
What is the main economical pillar in Germany?
Rotterdam
Southern Germany
Harz Mountains
Ruhr area
A is a part of land that has been reclaimed from the sea.
What is the law of a primate city as explained by Mark Jefferson?
it is used to explain the phenomenon of huge cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's population as well as its economic activity
it is used to explain the phenomenon of huge cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's population but not its economic activity
it is used to explain the phenomenon of old cities that capture such a large proportion of a country's culture
it is used to explain the phenomenon of old cities that capture such a small proportion of a country's population
What is the one of biggest sources of income for France?
Industry
Tourism
Fish Markets
Banking
The Benelux countries are comprised of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
What is supranationalism?
A venture including +2 states that enable racism
A venture including +2 states that are based on the financial weakness of the countries
A venture including +3 states that are based on cultural similarities
A venture including +3 states that enable trading and other beneficial links between them
are glacially carved rivers that actually deep drowned valleys.
Where is Denmark located?
The European Peninsula
The Jutland Peninsula
The Northern Peninsula
Norden Peninsula
Poland is a nation state that has always been on the map.
The Baltic Republic is made up of man of what countries?
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus, Molodia
Czech Republic, Georgia, Slovakia
Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Hungary
Belarus, Germany, Switzerland, Molodia, Georgia
Balkanization is when a region or country is broken up due to socio-political issues.
Russia is the largest country by landmass and covers 11 different time zones. It is very multicultural and has 108 recognized nationalities.
What is transhumance?
the accepting of humans being transexual or made up of different genders
the turn to using technology to aid in expanding the lifespan of humans
the use of vertical nordism, or the seasonal movement of people and animals from lowland to highland environments in search of pasture
the use of technology to aid in the adding back to the environment to increase agricultural production
What is Iceland's main export and economy?
Agriculture
Livestock
Fishing
Luxembourg and Switzerland has some of the biggest growth of business in their financial sector.
The Island country of Ireland Greenland Norway Iceland( Ireland, Greenland, Norway, Iceland ) is an above-the-water manifestation of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge.
A society is one that has more than one cultural influence.
