State Capitals
Capital of Iowa
Des Moines
What a specific location is like
What is Place
(Element of Geography)
To interpret earth's complexity, geographers group places with similar characteristics into regions
Places and Regions
The method used to represent the round Earth on a flat map
What is map projection
Spatial relationships link people and places based on their locations and relationships to each other
The World in Spatial Terms
Capital of South Dakota
Pierre
The relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
What is Scale
Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and release this vital atmospheric gas.
Oxygen
The relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
What is Scale Bar
Geographers study physical geography--climate, land, water, plants, and animal life-- as well as its processes, their interaction, and their significance to humans
Physical Systems
Capital of Minnesota
St. Paul
The lines on a map or globe that run east to west
Latitude
If 3x + 5 = 20, this is the numerical value of x.
5
Tells you what area the map will cover
Map Title
Geographers study the processes by which people operate across Earth's surface-- how the settle the earth, form societies, and create permanent features
Human Systems
Capital of Arizona
Phoenix
Each half of the Earth
What is Hemisphere
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using the explicit connecting words "like" or "as."
Simile
What is Key
Geographers study how people use and change the environment, how the environment affects people, and what results from human environment interaction.
Environment and Society
Capital of Georgia
Atlanta
The lines on a map or globe that run north and south
What is Longitude
What is Scotland's official National animal?
Unicorn
Shows directions, North, East, West, and South
What is compass rose
Geography helps us learn about the past, examine the present, and plan for the future
The Uses of Geography