Map Skills
What is the line at zero degrees latitude?
Equator
Which of the 5 themes is being described? How people, goods and ideas get from one place to another
Movement
Building dams, forest fires and pollution are an example of what theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
What are the two characteristics we look for when talking about place?
physical and human
Give me an example of human environment interaction
any adaptation or modification
The line at zero degrees longitude is the?
Prime Meridian
Which of the 5 themes is being described? Human and Physical characteristics of a location.
Place
Which of the following is a physical characteristic of a place?
Mountain, car, skyscraper, language spoken
Mountain
Tell me the relative location of the school.
In Batavia near the high school
What is the symbol that tells you the cardinal directions?
Compass Rose
Which continents are completely in the southern hemisphere?
Antarctica and Australia
Which of the 5 themes can be either absolute or relative?
location
Give me an example of place for the United States (Physical or Human)
Christianity is the primary religion, english is the primary language, ohio river, mississippi river, rocky mountains, yellowstone etc.
Which of the following is an example of how people modify their environment?
-cutting down trees to build apartments
-wearing a coat in the winter
-swimming in the ocean
-playing frisbee at the park
Cutting down trees to build apartments
True or Flase A physical region is a type of region populated by people who share common traits, such as speaking the same language, following the same religion, and eating the same food.
False
Which 3 continents does the equator pass through?
South America, Africa, Asia
Which of the 5 themes of geography am I describing? An area that has a common characteristic tying them together.
Region
Give me an example of someone adapting to their environment.
Wearing shorts when it is hot.
Where can you see latitude and longitude lines?
-from the air
-on a map or a globe
-on the bottom of the ocean
Map or globe
The equator is an example of what type of line on a map?
Latitude
What is the weather like at 90 degrees south latitude
freezing
Which of the 5 themes of geography am I describing? How humans modify or adapt to their environment.
Human Environment Interaction
Give me an example of a human characteristic of a place.
language, religion, population etc.
The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary __________ over the globe.
grid
What is the measuring line that helps you figure out the distance on a map
Map Scale