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Geography
Geography
Geography
100
Define "geography"
the study of Earth
100
A map feature that shows the four cardinal directions is the what?
compass rose
100
Geographers study this theme so that they can make comparisons between areas
regions
100
The ______ _______ of _________ help geographers organize information
Five themes of geography
100
Geographers study how people....
and Earth affect each other
200
Geographers use east-west circles, or lines of _________ to describe location
latitude
200
The section of a map that explains symbols for the map features is called the what?
Key
200
What is the best way to find out the subjects of a map?
read the title
200
A globe is more accurate than a map because a globe can show what?
The true shapes of continents and oceans
200
Geographers are able to pinpoint the location of a place from east to west by using what?
longitude lines
300
North, south, east and west are each a(n) ________.
cardinal direction
300
A change in the accuracy of shapes and distances is called what?
distortion
300
Why are there always distortions on a map?
Maps are flat and Earth is round
300
The most accurate way to show Earth's continents and bodies of water is with a what?
Globe
300
Would a geographer be most likely to study the moon, the planets, landforms and their locations, or chemicals and chemical reactions?
landforms and their locations
400
A ________ is a line of longitude
meridian
400
A type of imaginary line that circles of globe from north to south is called what?
longitude
400
________ and _______ lines help geographers identify absolute location.
Latitude and longitude
400
Through their study of _______, geographers learn how Earth and its people affect each other.
Earth
400
_______ in a map may change the shape of some landmasses.
Distortion
500
A representation of Earth's rounded surface on a flat surface is called a(n) _________.
projection
500
Where would you look to find out how distances on a map compare to the actual distances on land?
the scale bar
500
What two basic questions guide geographers in their work?
Where are things located? Why are they there?
500
To learn more about Earth, geographers organize information according to what five themes?
location, regions, place, movement, and human-environment interaction
500
What do geographers learn by studying the theme of human-environment interaction?
How people and the environment affect each other
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