Geography Basics
There are two branches to Geography, which branch of geography studies people and their ideas and the impact of their ideas and actions on the earth?
Human Geography
Which theme of geography will tell you where some place is?
Location
What symbol on a map will show directions (N,S,E,W)?
Compass Rose
Who would examine the objects they find to learn what they can tell about the past? In many cases, the objects that people left behind are the only clues we have to how they lived. The things that people left in these places may include jewelry, dishes, or weapons. They range from stone tools to huge buildings.
Archaeologist
What calendar do we use today?
Gregorian Calendar
There are two branches to Geography, which branch of geography of earth's features and changes on the earth's surface?
Physical Geography
Which theme of geography explains how humans depend on, change or modify, and adapt to the environment?
Human Environment Interaction
What is the box on a map that will tell you what symbols and things are on a map?
Legend
Who would use historical inquiry to develop our understanding of the past? They first identify a question that needs to be answered, create educated guesses called hypotheses, they form possible conclusions based on evidence.
Historians
What event divides time into two different time periods?
Birth of Jesus
Which type of location shows location as a specific set of coordinates (latitude,longitude) or as distance from another location?
Absolute Location
Which theme of geography will explain the physical features or human features of a location?
Place
What is the bar on a map that will tell you the distance on a map?
Scale
Who would study subjects ranging from rocks and minerals to forces that shape the earth’s surface? They often use relative and absolute dating to determine the age of materials.
Geologists
Which type of location shows location in relationship to another location ( NE, SE, N, S, E, W, NW, SW)?
Relative Location
Which theme of geography will take one location and compare it to another location, showing similarities?
Region
Which type of map would show boundaries created to distinguish between countries?
Political Map
Which type of source is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event. Letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, legal documents, and royal commands
Primary Source
What is the time period after the birth of Jesus called?
AD/CE
What is the imaginary line of latitude that runs around the care east to west dividing earth into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?
The Equator
Which theme of geography explains how people, good, and ideas go from location to location?
Movement
Which type of map shows the natural things of earth like elevation, climate zones, and landforms?
Physical Map
Which type of source includes history textbooks, journal articles, biographies, and encyclopedias? The historians who wrote it did not take part in the events and conflicts described. Instead, they gathered information about these events and conflicts from different sources.
Secondary Source
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