Human Geography

• What are often found in large urban areas?

  Pockets of poverty
• What characterizes a tropical rainforest?

  High temperature and precipitation year-round with high humidity
• What is an example of a tropical rainforest?

  Amazon Rainforest
• What does a hierarchy refer to?

  A system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance
• When was the Transcontinental Railroad built?

  Between 1863 and 1869
• What does the Panama Canal connect?

  The Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean
• What is status in a social context?

  The position that a person has in a group or setting
• What are primary groups?

  A group of people who have frequent close interactions and intimacy with others
• What is an example of a primary group?

  Grade level teachers
• What are positive sanctions in socialization?

  The approval of some activities in a society
• What is an example of a positive sanction?


  Getting a good education
• What does discrimination refer to?

  Unfair treatment towards cultures or individuals not in the dominant culture
• What is sociology?

  The study of relationships and interactions between groups and institutions
• What defines a group in sociology?

  Two or more people who have common norms and interactions over time
• What is socialization?

  The process of learning the norms and customs of a group or culture
• What is social solidarity?

  When a society is brought together by common values, work, kinship, and/or education
• What is urbanization?

  The process of a society becoming more urban
• Who was Henry David Thoreau?

  An American writer, philosopher, and transcendentalist known for "Walden"
• What is a cultural region?

  A region defined by common human characteristics
• What are plate tectonics?

  The large-scale movements of portions of the earth's crust over long periods of time
• What does climate measure?

  An area's long-term weather patterns
• What is an example of climate in the Amazon Rainforest?


  The average temperature range is 64 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit
• What is abstract art?


  Art that uses color and shape to create meaning and represent objects
• What is social conflict?

  The belief that disagreements will occur in societies with differing beliefs and values
• What is the Antarctic?

  The area south of the Antarctic Circle
• What are pull factors?


  Circumstances that attract individuals to move to a particular destination
• What is an example of a pull factor?

  Increased economic opportunities
• What are sociological institutions?

  Groups of people who come together for a common purpose and have common norms
• What is an example of a sociological institution?

  Religious institutions like Catholicism
• What are networks in sociology?

  Social ties from one group or individual to another
• What is elevation?

  The distance above sea level
• What is a canal?

  A man-made waterway for boats or irrigation
• What is an example of a canal?

  Panama Canal
• What are cultural traits?

  Individual aspects of human activity that shape social life
• What is a Mediterranean area?

  An area found in the middle latitudes along the western coast of a continent
• What is a desert?

  An area with extreme temperatures and little precipitation
• What is an example of a desert?

  The Gobi Desert
• What is a role in a social context?

  The expected characteristics or behaviors of a person or group
• What is an example of a role?

  The role of parents is to provide for their children
• What is ethnicity?

  A group of people who share a common language, heritage, and/or traits