welcome to geography
Physical geography is about living things.
No, it's about oceans, rivers, glaciers, coast, weather and etc.
Define cartography
the study and practice of drawing maps
what four-figure grid reference is? explain
teacher responce, if it's correct or not
the lines that circle Earth from side to side are?
lines of latitude
The British Isles is divided on...?
Uk and The Republic of Ireland
Human geography is about oceans, rivers, coasts and the other physical features
No, it's about people, where we live, and see why some are poor and anothers are rich
what does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
six-figure grid reference, explain
teacher
its longitude is taken as 0 (nought degrees.)lines to the East of it are labelled E, and lines to the West are labelled W
Prime Meridian
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
Environmental geography is about us, sharing Earth with other living things
Yes, it's true
what is a mental map?
a map that you make in your head
"as the crow flies" means...
to find a straight line distance
its latitude is 0. Lines to the North of it are labeled as N. Lines to the South as S
Equator
The capital of Wales is London
no, its Cardiff
What is a map?
they are drawings of places
you draw places and other things yourself, what you remember, without any exact points. what is it?
a sketch map
"by road" means...
to find a distance with a strip of a paper
the lines that circle Earth from top to bottom
lines of longtitude
What is the capital of Nothern Ireland?
Belfast
give three examples of what you can use Google Earth for
1) viewing Earth
2) provides information about the culture and other different things
3)it gives information about places, location and names
what are grid lines? explain
the grid lines divide the map into squares
what Os map stand for?
Ordnance survey map
five main lines of latitude
equator
tropic of cancer
tropic of Capricorn
arctic circle
antarctic circle
Dublin is the capital of England
No, it's the Republic of Ireland