This is an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events.
Bias.
What is Geography?
The land, or the land around us.
What is the purpose of a political map?
To show the names and borders of countries.
What is the term for the population map at the back of our room?
A choropleth map.
What is a primary source?
Something written or created by the people who saw or experienced an event.
This aquatic landform is right beside us.
The Ohio River.
What directions do lines of latitude go from?
East and West. Remember, parallel lines to the equator.
What are one of the map projections we have talked about in class?
Mercator, Robinson, Winkel Tripel, and Goode's interrupted equal-area.
What is a projection?
Different ways of showing the Earth on a flat sheet of paper.
What can geography impact?
Almost everything.
A choropleth map.
What is typically on a map to tell you the distances represented?
The map scale.
What is Plagiarism?
Presenting the ideas of work of another person as your own, without offering credit to the source.
What do hemispheres do?
Divide the Earth into half-spheres.
What directions do lines of longitude go from?
North and South.
This man is considered the founder of prehistoric Greek archaeology.
Heinrich Schliemann.
What is a conclusion? (Be specific.)
A final decision that is reached by REASONING.
Why is geography important? (This answer must be well thought out.)
Answers may vary, teacher discretion.
What does a special purpose map show?
Typically patterns, such as climate, natural resources, and population. Although they can also have a more historical purpose.
How do historians talk about Genghis Khan?
Historians are conflicted on Genghis Khan, they do not all agree.