Geography
the study of the Earth, its people, and the relationship between the two.
“Geo” (Earth) + “graphia” (to write or describe)
Geography
Explains the symbols, colors, and lines on a map.
Key/Legend
The hot and humid areas between the Tropic of Cancer (23½º N) & Tropic of Capricorn (23½º S) near the equator are known as the
Low Latitudes
Describes where a feature is in relation to the features around it. (i.e. Oregon is North of California)
Relative Location
The fossilized remains of the early hominin named __________ was found by a paleoanthropologist in Ethiopia.
Lucy
This means: half of a sphere; the Earth is divided into _______
Hemispheres
Helps you figure out the distance on a map. (i.e. 1 inch = 100 miles)
Scale Bar
The areas from 66 ½º N to 90º N (Arctic Circle) as well as 66 ½º S to 90ºS (Antarctic Circle) are known as
High Latitudes (Polar Zones)
The theme of geography that describes, "What is that area like? What’s particular about the landscape, climate, and people?
Includes Physical features and Human Characteristics
Place
Lucy is significant because she is one of the earliest remains found of a __- _____ hominid. __-____ means double-footed
Bi-pedal
The name for the line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern & Western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Symbol that shows you the Cardinal Directions (north, south, east, west)
Compass Rose
This zone of latitude experiences all four (4) seasons:
Middle Latitudes (Temperate Zone)
the forces that draw (attract) people to a new location.
Pull factors
A paleanthropologist named __________ found the fossilized remains of an early hominid in Ethiopia in the 1970's.
Dr. Johanson
The name for the line of latitude that separates the Earth into the Northern & Southern hemispheres.
Equator
The long-term weather trends in an area.
Climate
Another word that can be used to describe weather
Climate
the forces which act to drive people away from a location.
Push factors
________ was the neolithic human found naturally preserved in an icy glacier high atop the Otzal Alps on the border of Italy and Austria.
Otzi the Iceman
The exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature is found. (Use Latitude & longitude coordinates)
Absolute Location
The plants that grow in an area
vegetation
The name of a supercontinent that scientists believe gradually split apart about 200 million years ago to form the continents we know today on Earth.
Pangaea
German scientist _______________ proposed the hypothesis of continental drift which supports the theory of Pangaea.
Alfred Wegener
Otzi’s remains are believed to be from ______ years ago
5300