Geography
What do physical geographers study?
Land forms, water, soil, and distribution of living things
What is latitude?
The distance north or south of the equator. Lines that run parallel to the equator.
What is a cartographer?
A person who makes maps.
Why do people adapt to or change their environment?
To meet their needs
What do human geographers study?
The ways in which people interact with the environment.
What is longitude?
This type of map transfers images of land and water to a flat surface
Plane Projection
Why were rivers necessary to explore North America?
Who chose the site of Washington, D.C. to be the national capital?
George Washington
How many time zones does Earth have?
24
This type of map projection is used to navigate oceans and compass directions are accurate
Mercator Projection
What does downriver refer to?
The direction that the water in a river is flowing
What is the lowest part of the US?
Death Valley, California
What is the name of the line that is at zero degrees longitude?
This type of map shows land area more accurately than a Mercator Projection map. The
Robinson Projection
What does upriver refer to?
The direction of the source of water for the river
Who designed the layout of Washington, D.C.?
Pierre Charles L’Enfant
What is the International Dateline?
The line marking a new day, 180 degrees from the Prime Meridian.
This measures the relationship between real distance on Earth and how they are represented on a map.
A map scale
How can people lessen their impact on the environment?
Use existing materials to build