Terms Will Fall Under 4

Branches of Geography
Physical Geography

Human Geography

Political Geography
Economic Geography
 Physical
Geography
Terms
CLIMATE
VS.
WEATHER
The weather in some location
averaged over
a long period
of time
Ex. PA has hot,
humid summers in
humid-continental
climate region
Condition of the atmosphere
at a given time & place
Temperature
Moisture

Ex. We can expect rain & cooler

temperatures tonight
Condition of the atmosphere
at a given time & place
Economic
Geography
Terms
Process of growing crops,
&/or raising livestock
Examples:
lCorn Fields
lCattle Raising
Plants grown to be used
as food
Examples:
lFruits
lVegetables
lGrains
 Watering of land through
pipes, ditches, or canals

Used in dry
areas like:
lMiddle East
lEgypt
lWest U.S.
 A drastic, widespread
shortage of food
Ex. Potato
Results in either: Famine in
Starvation Ireland in
Forced migration the
1840s
Useable items found in nature
NOT man-made
Examples:
Coal, Iron, Gold
Trees
Water
 When manufacturing, by
using machines, becomes
widespread in an area
(Usually replaces farming)

Ex: USA industrialized in 1800s

Ex: USA industrialized in 1800s
Products made from raw
materials by machines to
be sold
Examples:
lJeans (from cotton)
lVideo Games (from
copper, plastic, etc.)
 To bring in resources or
products from a foreign
country for trade or sale
Example:
U.S. imports OIL
from the Middle East
 To send resources or
products abroad (to other
countries) for trade or sale
Example:
U.S. exports
crops to lots
of countries
CAPITALISM
VS.
COMMUNISM
An economic system where
resources, industries, &
businesses are owned by
private individuals (make $)

Ex: USA
 Economic AND Political
system in which government
owns or controls almost all of
the facilities & resources
needed to make products

Ex: China, North Korea,

Cuba, former USSR