Maps
The line that runs horizontal across the Earth, dividing it into the northern and southern hemispheres.
An area of Earth distinguished by one or more distinctive characteristics
What is a region?
A landform that rises above its surroundings, with steep sides and a sharp peak
What is a mountain?
List the 4 subsystems of Earth.
What is atmosphere, lithosphere (geosphere), hydrosphere, and biosphere?
A map that shows a small amount of space, but a large amount of detail
What is a large-scale map?
The lines that run vertical on a map.
What is lines of longitude?
List the 3 types of regions.
What is formal, functional, and vernacular region?
A deep, steep-sided valley carved by a river through rock
What is a canyon?
All landforms belong to the lithosphere/geosphere. Name the landform that could belong to the hydrosphere as well.
What is a glacier?
GPS stands for
What is Global Positioning System?
The part of a map that helps to put into perspective what the actual distance on Earth is
What is a scale bar?
The Midwest is an example of a __________ region.
What is vernacular?
A steep slope or cliff that rises above a shoreline or other body of water, typically a river
What is a bluff?
The hydrosphere is made up of all of Earth's water. The Earth is made up of ____% water.
What is 71%?
A map that shows state boundaries, cities, and other man-made features.
What is a political map?
A map that shows a large amount of space, but a small amount of detail
What is a small-scale map?
A cell tower and all of the places it services would be an example of a ________ region.
What is functional?
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water
What is an isthmus?
The atmosphere is made up of all of Earth's atmospheric gases. Name the 2 main gases in our atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen?
The line that runs vertical through the center of the Earth, dividing it into the western and eastern hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
What is Geographic Information Science?
What is formal?
A ring-shaped island made of coral that surrounds a lagoon
What is an atoll?
Moss belongs in the ______ sphere.
What is biosphere?
The name of a place
What is a toponym?