What is the study of geography?
The study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
Place is a theme of geography that involves : ____________ characteristics & _________________ characteristics
Physical characteristics & human characteristics
France
What is the capital of China?
Eiffel Tower
True or False: Geography uses scientific and technological tools to examine and understand where things are located
True
What is absolute location?
A place's position on the globe
Oman
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
Taj Mahal
What are the 4 technological tools that geographers use to study the earth and understand where things are located?
SONAR, satellites, GPS, GIS
The equator is at : ______ degrees
The Northern Hemisphere is designated at : ____ degrees
The Southern Hemisphere is designated at : _____ degrees
0, 90 , 90
China
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
Burj Khalifa
What are the 5 themes of geography?
1. location
2. place
3. region
4. movement
5. human- environment interaction
Your street address describes your... a) relative location b) absolute location c) your environment
b.) absolute location
Canada
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Machu Picchu
There are 2 types of location: _________ and ________
Absolute & relative location
Geographers look at the world... a) by studying cities first b) at local regional and global levels c) by studying only physical features
b.) at local regional and global levels
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico city
The Acropolis