GEOGRAPHY BASICS
The two main branches of geograpy.
What are physical geography and human geography?
What is the equator?
On a map, this section explains what the symbols on the map represent.
What is a map key/legend?
This type of map is one you would use to find the elevation of a region.
What is a topographic map?
Where something is.
What is location?
God's command for humans to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and exercise responsible stewardship over God's Creation.
What is the Creation Mandate?
This imaginary line passes through Greenwich, England.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This feature shows the directions such as north, south, east, and west on a map.
What is a compass rose?
This type of map shows the outlines of places, states, or countries.
What is a political map?
The flow of people, goods, and ideas.
What is movement?
Greek roots that mean "written description."
What is (the word) geography?
This type of location uses landmarks.
What is relative location?
A calibrated line used to indicate distance on a map.
What is a scale?
A person forms this when you give them verbal instructions to go to a certain location.
What is a mental map?
What is place?
This form of geography studies people, culture, population, and human activities.
What is human geography?
This type of location uses exact coordinates or an exact address.
What is absolute location?
Any method used to show the earth's round (3D) surface on a flat map.
What is map projection?
The 12 strips that cover a globe.
What are gores?
An area with shared characteristics.
What is region?
This form of geography studies landforms, climate, water, and natural features.
What is physical geography?
The height and depth of land features in relation to surrounding land.
What is relief?
A map projection containing gaps or cuts.
What is an interrupted projection?
These imaginary lines run parallel, never touch, and measure distance north and south of the equator.
What are lines of latitude?
The relationship between people and their environment.
What is human-environment interaction?