55664450 | Geographic Context | Ways that geography influences a historical or current event | 0 | |
55664451 | Cultural Diffusion | Spread of ideas, technology, religion, language, and other cultural practices over time and across space | 1 | |
55664452 | Physical Features | Geographic features found in nature such as mountains, lakes... | 2 | |
55664453 | Human Features | Features of a place made by humans such as roads, canals, buildings... | 3 | |
55664454 | Environment | All things that surround us | 4 | |
55664455 | Migration Patterns | Routes of movement for animals or people across or within a given area | 5 | |
55664456 | Immigration Patterns | Routes of human movement from one area/country to another | 6 | |
55664457 | Regions | Large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas | 7 | |
55664458 | Patterns of Settlement | Describing similarities in the place and ways people move into or stay in a given area | 8 | |
55664459 | Geographic Factors | The human and physical characteristics of a place | 9 | |
55664460 | Landforms | Individual feature of the land such as a mountain, hill, valley, or prairie... | 10 | |
55664461 | Waterforms | Individual water features such as oceans, gulf, lake, bayou, and so on | 11 | |
55664462 | Adaptations to the environment | Ways people learn to use and live with their environment. Adaptations might include wearing cooler clothing in hot weather of building adobe houses in a dry climate. | 12 | |
55664463 | Modifications to the environment | Changes made by people to their surroundings to improve lifestyle | 13 | |
55664464 | Urban | Relating to the city, of or in a city | 14 | |
55664465 | Rural | Relating to the countryside, of or in the countryside | 15 | |
55664466 | Suburban | Smaller community located in the area surrounding a city | 16 |
TAKS Vocab and Context Review- Geographic Terms Flashcards
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