Which Way?
The Equator splits the Earth into...
What is the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location
What is a landscape?
The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the ___________.
What is the compass rose?
the average weather in a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
GPS
What is Global Positioning System?
___________ location uses the cardinal directions—north, south, east, and west.
What is relative?
If you were looking at a map, what would a compass rose help you determine?
*the absolute location of New York City
*the relative location of Toronto, Canada, compared to your hometown
What is the relative location of Toronto, Canada, compared to your hometown?
___________ maps usually show either the human-made features of an area or its natural features, but not both.
What is general purpose?
Why do geographers study particular regions?
*to understand the most general physical features of places
*to identify the broad patterns of larger areas
What is to identify the broad patterns of larger areas?
using technology to gather information about Earth from space
What is remote sensing?
the starting point for measuring latitude
What is the equator?
Which of the following is most likely to be shown on a map but not a globe?
*political boundaries *mountain ranges
*major landmasses *bodies of water
What are political boundaries?
a map that shows specialized information about an area
What is a thematic map?
The key on an elevation map would most likely explain....
What is the height above or below sea level each color represents?
Geographers can use ___________ to look for changes in the shape of the land.
What is satellite information?
the starting point for measuring longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
What human feature might be used to define a unique location on Earth, or place?
*land use *landforms
*vegetation *climate
What is land use?
A _________ map focuses on a smaller area.
What is large scale?
Which of the following are geographers most likely to study?
*people and the world in which they live, mainly in terms of space and place
*the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
What is people and the world in which they live, mainly in terms of space and place?
A ___________ is a powerful tool because it links data about all kinds of physical and human features with the locations of those features.
What is a geographic information system?
These run north to south.
What are lines of longitude?
the difference between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another nearby feature
What is relief?
another name for someone who makes maps
What is cartographer?
another name for lines of longitude
What are meridians?
a visual display of numerical information
What is a table?