Tools
They show the world as it really is - just smaller
What is a Globe
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
What is a Region
The study of water on Earth
What is Hydrology
Five major ideas used to organize the study of Geography
What is a Theme
Your street address describes this kind of Location
What is Absolute Location
Showing the round Earth on these flat tools distorts some details
What is a Map
All of the features that make a place unique
What is a Landscapes
The study of weather and its causes
What is Meteorology
Six important ideas that people use to organize their study of geography
What is an Essential Elements
What type of Geographer would study economics and politics
What is a Human Geographer
The science of making maps
What is Cartography
A town or community is what Level of Geography?
What is Local
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What is Geography
A list of 18 basic ideas that everybody should understand about geography
What is the National Geography Standards
The two main branches of Geography
What is the Physical and Human Geography
Name three tools geographers use
What is a Globe, Map, Satellite (Images), Tape Recorder, Notebook
The three levels of Geography used to look at the world
What is Local, Regional, Global
Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features
What is Physical Geography
"Uses of Geography" is on this list used to organize geography
What is the Essential Elements
A field or science that studies people. It includes Human Geography.
What is Social Science
Two basic types of satellite images
What is True Color and Infrared
This Level of Geography looks at relationships between people who are far apart.
What is Global
Branch of Geography that studies the world's people, communities, and landscapes
What is Human Geography
This Theme of Geography describes features that make a site unique
What is a Place
A Social Science is a field that studies people and their _______ .
What is a Relationship