Intro to
This is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
What is geography?
This branch studies landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
What is physical geography?
"123 Main Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota" is an example of this type of location.
What is absolute location?
These are the four cardinal directions.
What is North, South, East, and West?
Earth completes one of these spins on its axis every 24 hours.
What is a rotation?
All of the human and physical features that make a place unique make up its ______.
What is its landscape?
This branch studies people, cultures, communities, and the landscapes people create.
What is human geography?
"The school is two blocks north of the library" is an example of this type of location.
What is relative location?
These lines measure distance north or south of the equator.
What are lines of latitude?
Earth takes about 365¼ days to complete one of these trips around the Sun.
What is a revolution?
Geographers studying why people live and work the way they do in one community are working at this level.
What is the local level?
A scientist analyzes weather patterns in order to predict future conditions. Name the field of geography involved.
What is meteorology?
Mountains, climate, buildings, and people can all help describe this geographic theme.
What is place?
These lines measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
What are lines of longitude?
Earth's axis is tilted approximately this many degrees from vertical.
What is 23½ degrees?
Geographers studying how events in one part of the world affect people far away are examining geography at this level.
What is the global level?
A person who creates accurate maps is working in this field.
What is cartography?
People build a dam to control a river. This is an example of this geographic theme.
What is human-environment interaction?
The equator and the prime meridian divides Earth into these halves.
Hemispheres
Areas near the equator generally receive more of this compared to high-latitude areas.
What is direct sunlight?
This is a part of the world with one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
What is a region?
A scientist studying rivers, rainfall patterns, and Earth's water supply works in this field.
What is hydrology?
Name all 5 geographic themes.
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions.
If you're lost in the forest, how can you determine your direction?
Look at the sun; If it's morning, the sun is in the East. If it's afternoon, the sun is in the West.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, identify the season there and the season in the Southern Hemisphere.
What are summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere?