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What is geography?
Geography is the study of Earth, its people, places, and environments.
………….. are flat representations of the round Earth.
Maps
What is Earth’s trip around the sun called?
It is called a revolution.
Earth’s crust is made up of ...... tectonic plates.
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What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
Relative location compares a place to others, while absolute location gives the exact position using latitude and longitude.
GPS stands for ………….
Global Positioning System
What is a leap year, and how often does it occur?
A leap year has one extra day in February, and it occurs every fourth year.
An earthquake causes shaking of Earth. When this occurs in the ocean, it can cause an enormous wave called a ……….
tsunami
What are three of the five themes of geography?
Location, Place, Region, Human-environment interaction, Movement
Which map feature tells how a measured space on the map corresponds to actual distances on Earth?
Scale bar
What are the three main layers of Earth?
The core (inner and outer), the mantle, and the crust.
What is the "Ring of Fire'?
a long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
What are examples of physical and human features geographers study?
Physical features include landforms, climate, and vegetation; human features include population, economic activity, and land use.
Mention one advantage of maps.
Maps don’t have to show the whole planet.
They can provide more details than a globe.
They can be stored and carried easily.
They can focus on just one small area.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time, while climate is the average weather conditions in an area over a long period.
Earth’s surface plates are moving. Why don’t we feel the ground moving under us?
Because these plates move a few inches a year.