Maps Maps Maps
This is a flat representation of Earth's features.
What is a map.
The suffix "graphy" in geography means
What is study
The four ordinal directions on a compass rose are
What is north-east, North-west, south-east and south-west
The Earth's lithosphere is made up of
What is the crust and (upper) mantle
What is weather
When the features of the globe are transferred to a flat surface it is called
What is a map projection
This stream of geography is concerned with Earth's natural features.
What is physical geography
This type of map shows a small amount of detail over a large area
What is a small scale map
Earth's crust is always moving- about 1.5 cm per year. These moving sections are called
What are tectonic plates
A long term pattern is weather is called
What is climate
This map projection is best used for navigational charts
What is the Mercator Projection
The four spheres of physical geography are
What is atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere
Thematic maps show the reader what
What is one type of information (one thing)
The place where two tectonic plates meet is called
What is a plate boundary
This type of vegetation requires a climate of steady rainfall and a longer growing season in order to produce leaves that fall off in autumn
What are deciduous trees
This map projection is the most realistic map of Earth
What is the Winkle Tripel projection
What is North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Lines of Latitude wrap the globe horizontally but measure the distance in these directions
What is North and South
In a convergent boundary, two tectonic plates are moving towards each other in a slow moving collision. When one plate moves under another it is called
What is subduction
Soil consists of four main parts. Name all four
What is Minerals, Bacteria + Organic Matter (humus), Air and Moisture (water)
Because the Earth is a sphere and it is impossible to make a sphere flat, all maps have
What are distortions
Agriculture is an example of what stream of geography?
What is human geography
On the 180 degree line of longitude you may find the International date line. What happens if you cross the International Date line travelling west
what is add a day
When two tectonic plates are moving side by side in opposite directions it is called
What is a transform boundary
The sun's light is concentrated around the equator and more dispersed when moving North and South. In this instance, climate is heavily dependant on what
What is latitude