TAKS Vocab and Context Review- Geographic Terms Flashcards

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