MAPPING OUT OUR WORLD
This type of map shows boundaries between countries, states, or regions, and often includes cities and capitals.
What is a political map?
These imaginary lines run east to west and measure distances north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
This branch of geography focuses on Earth's natural features, such as landforms, climate, and ecosystems.
What is physical geography?
This is the largest continent, located to the east of Europe, home to countries like China, India, and Japan.
What is Asia?
France, Germany, and Italy are countries located within this continent to the east of North America.
What is Europe?
This map tool shows the relationship between distances on the map and actual distances on the ground.
What is a scale?
These imaginary lines run north to south and measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What is longitude?
This branch of geography studies human activities and how they relate to the environment, including population, culture, and urbanization.
What is human geography?
This continent includes the countries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is North America?
This continent is located south of Europe and is known for its diverse cultures, languages, and wildlife.
What is Africa?
This map symbol displays cardinal directions such as north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose?
This technology is used to create, manage, and analyze geographic data.
What is a GIS (Geographic Information System)?
Natural characteristics of Earth's surface like mountains, rivers, and deserts fall under this term.
What are physical features?
This southernmost continent is mostly covered in ice and has no permanent human population.
What is Antarctica?
This continent is the largest global producer of rice.
What is Asia?
This type of map shows the typical weather patterns and climate zones of a region.
What is a climate map?
Latitude measures distances from the equator, while longitude measures distances from this meridian.
What is the Prime Meridian?
Investigating how Silicon Valley became a tech hub due to its location is an example of this type of geography.
What is human geography?
South America is well-known for its tropical rainforests, most notably this famous basin.
What is the Amazon?
Political maps show countries, states, and cities, while physical maps show these land elements.
What are natural features like landforms, climate, and ecosystems (or mountains and rivers)?
Unlike physical maps that show mountains and rivers, political maps highlight these human-made features.
What are boundaries between countries, states, or regions?
While latitude measures north or south, longitude measures distances in these two remaining directions.
What are east and west?
Exploring the Amazon Rainforest's biodiversity or the Great Barrier Reef's climate is an example of this type of geography.
What is physical geography?
Africa faces major challenges due to its climate, specifically including these two drought-related and land degradation issues.
What are droughts and desertification?
The primary purpose of a GIS is to perform this multi-step function with geographic information.
What is to analyze, store, and display geographic data?