The Way You Look
The way a person looks at something. Some things appear different based upon our __________.
What is perspective
What is the main line of latitude called?
What is the equator.
_____________ is the study of everything on Earth, from rocks and rainfall to people and places.
What is Geography?
This kind of map shows the average amount of precipitation that a region gets each year.
What is a precipitation, or climate, map?
Every point in the united states will have coordinates in which map quadrant?
What is NW
The scenery of a place, including its physical, human, and cultural features.
What is landscapes?
The grid system on a map is made up of these two types of lines.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
__________ and ___________ are the two main branches of geography.
What is human geography and physical geography?
This kind of map shows elevation, layout, and shapes of the land.
What is a topographic map?
The north pole has what latitude?
What is 90 Degrees North.
A region that has one or more common feature that make it different than it's surrounding area.
What is formal region.
Lines drawn on a map to show elevation and the shape of land.
What are contour lines
__________ is the study of weather.
What is meteorology?
A mercator map is this type of projection.
What is cylindrical?
The prime meridian has what measurement when it pertains to longitude?
What is 0 Degrees E, W.
Regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes.
What is perceptual regions?
Lines drawn in a north-south direction.
What is longitude?
The equator divides the globe into two halves called ___________.
What are hemispheres?
Helps find direction on a map.
What is a compass rose?
By estimating, which continent would most likely contain the coordinates, 35 N, 80 W?
North America
The study of maps and map making.
What is cartography.
The main line of longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
Longitude and latitude coordinates are measure in ________.
What are degrees.
What is an atlas.
By estimating, which continent would most likely contain the coordinates, 20 South, 60 W?
South America