Social Studies OGT Review

Geography

Region

• Area with one or more common characteristics– Geographic – Rocky Mountains– Political – USA– Cultural – Middle East

• Topography – graphic representation of the surface of a place on a map

People

• Throughout history people have migrated (moved) for political, social, economic, and environmental reasons– Immigration – movement into a country– Emigration – movement out of a country– Indigenous – native to an area– Interdependence – being mutually dependent

Changes

• Geographic changes over time as a result of human activity such as mining and logging

• Technological changes over time allow for advanced transportation and communication

• Globalization – the act, process, or policy of making something worldwide in scope or application