Geographic Themes: Human-Environmental Interaction and Movement – Flashcards
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When companies remove trees from an area, among the results below, _______ is negative rather than positive.
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deforested land
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Which items are examples of human-environmental interaction?
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- road construction - home building - gold mines
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As a protection from rising seawater caused by hurricanes, many houses in Galveston, Texas, are built on stilts.
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Human-environmental interaction
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Geographers have set up a blog to discuss the geographic implications of deforestation on different areas of the world. Contributions from more than seventy-five countries have submitted possible solutions.
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Movement
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Which items are described by the geographic theme of human-environmental interaction?
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- the Panama Canal has shortened trading routes - central heating is a common feature in Canadian housing
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Read the news story below and identify the geographic theme being discussed.
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Human-environmental interaction
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Which items are described by the geographic theme of movement?
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- Ahmad's great-grandparents were originally from Afghanistan - Songs and movies made in India are very popular in Afghanistan - Afghanistan exports wool to Turkey and India
