- De Anza College___________________________
- Social Sciences
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- Geography 10 - Winter 2000
- Study Guide for the first Midterm
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- Weeks ONE and TWO
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- Key Terms:
- map, thematic map, cartogram, scale, projections, globe, axis, pole,
- latitude/longitude coordinates, site and situation, exact/relative
- location, distance decay, context (cultural, historical and spatial),
process,
- boundary, ecology, four types of regions: 1) formal region, 2)
- nodal or functional region, 3) perceptual or vernacular region, 4)
natural
- region.
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- Study Questions:
- Define the word "map", Define "perspective", Define
"scale" What would be the
- specialty of an area studies specialist? (a regional
- geographer). How does the 'Man-Land' tradition differ from the Earth
Sciences
- Tradition? How are flat map projections created?
- How are they distorted and why? How does scale limit the amount and
type of
- information that can be shown on a map? Distinguish
- between different types of regions. How do the borders of different
regions
- differ? Why is Istambul, Turkey located where it is?
- Explain in terms of site and situation.
Week THREE
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- Key Terms:
- global climate change, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gasses, (carbon
compounds-
- CO2-Carbon Dioxide, CFC's, CH4-Methane, etc.),
- fossil fuels, photosynthesis, systems theory, dynamic equilibrium,
inputs &
- outputs, feedback.
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- Study Questions:
- What is the greenhouse effect, what human processes are contributing
to it, and
- what are its potential implications?, Which places will
- be most affected by potential sea level rise?, What are greenhouse
gasses, and
- how do they act as the planet's atmospheric insulator?
- What is the difference between global warming and ozone depletion?
Week FOUR
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- Key Terms:
- urban sprawl, mass transit, automobility, commute, suburbanization,
urban
- morphology, raison d'être, urban function,
- perception/mental map, balkanize, distance decay.
- Study Questions:
- How did changes in transportation technology change North American
cities? What
- is the relationship of any city to its hinterland?
- What is the relationship between North American urban morphology and
the
- greenhouse effect? How can public transit help reduce
- our carbon emissions to the atmosphere? What factors determine the
location of a
- city? What factors influence the contents of an
- individual's personal perception map? How did Columbus' mental map
of what he
- discovered influence early maps of the Americas?
Week FIVE
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- Key Terms
- Hispanic, rainforests, deforestation, biodiversity, El Niño,
convection,
- rainshadow, Easterly trade winds.
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- Study Questions:
- Describe the geographic distribution of "Hispanics." Explain
why this group is
- too diverse to be understood as a single people. If
- Rainforests cover a small part of earth's surface, why is their continued
- existence considered to be so important? Why does
- deforestation contribute to the greenhouse effect? Describe the El
Niño effect in
- terms of ocean temperature, currents, and related
- weather abnormalities in Latin America. What factors account for the
geographic
- pattern of deserts and rainforests in South America?
- How did El Niño alter the normal climate patterns in South America?
Week SIX
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- Key Terms:
- nation, state, empire, multinationalism, border, homeland, sovereignty,
- ethnicity, minority, language group, friction of distance,
- modernization, industrial revolution, mechanization, population, continentality,
- maritime climate.
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- Study Questions:
- What is the relationship between political boundaries and the following:
- ethnicity, economics, and language? Is a 'nation' a contiguous
- entity? Can culture be 'mapped'? Describe the potential problems encountered
by a
- nation without a state. Explain the history behind
- the current geographic distribution of Romance languages in Europe.
Describe the
- problems encountered by the break-up of
- Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Describe the reasons
for the
- conflict in Dagestan, Russia. Why is the population
- of Russia declining?