Geography: Its Features and Tools
What are some examples of point symbols on a map?
Examples of point symbols on a map include cities, buildings, and monuments.
What are the two roots of geography?
The word geography comes from two roots meaning "written description."
What verse references the Creation Mandate?
Genesis 1:28
Define legend.
The box that explains what various symbols on a map stand for.
Where does the prime meridian pass through?
The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England, and is designated 0°.
What are two forms of geography?
Map and globe.
How does culture emerge?
When groups of people work together to subdue the earth.
What are the two roots of geography?
The word geography comes from two roots meaning "written description."
How do you determine the distance between two places on a map?
You use a scale.
What are the two main branches of geography?
Physical and human geography.
Define culture.
The system of customs, traditions, and habits that a group of people uses to make something of
their world.
What is the mapmaker still used today?
The Mercator.
Define latitude.
Imaginary lines running east and west around the earth.
Define mental map.
An internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface.
Define multiculturalism.
The view that all cultures are equally good and that each culture has its own truths and values that those in other cultures must always accept as valid.
Define contour lines.
Lines that separate colors on a relief map.
Define thematic.
The type of map that records information about a region or nation's
climate, population, or resources.
Define gores.
Twelve strips of paper covering a globe.
Explain the Creation Mandate in your own words in five sentences.
The command God gave according to Genesis 1:28 that demands humans to have dominion over the earth and its living creatures.
What makes Robinson's projection stand out among the others?
It minimizes all four types of distortion.