Vocabulary
The scenery of a place, including its physical, human, and cultural features.
Landscape
The study of maps and map making is called this
What is cartography
The study of everything on Earth, from rocks to rainfall to people and places.
Geography
The vertical longitude line that runs through Greenwich England is called the ---------------
What is prime meridian
A map that shows the football teams a person in a region would generally like would be this type of map.
What is perceptual.
define compass rose
This type of region has one or more common features that make it different from it's surrounding areas.
What is a formal region
This divides the Earth into a North and South Hemisphere.
The Equator
All of the United States coordinates will be found in this quadrant
What is NW
What are the two main branches of geography
What is Human/ Physical
Define topography
Give me an example of a formal region
What is sahara etc...
Coordinates are measured using which unit of measurement?
Degrees
What two lines create the four quadrants on a map?
What is Prime meridian/ Equator
World Religions would fall under which branch of geography?
Human Geography
This term is "a collection of maps in one book"
What is atlas
Regions that reflect human feelings are called ________ regions.
What are perceptual regions.
What is the largest measurement for latitude?
90 N or S
All coordinates in Australia will what directional coordinates?
SE
Mountain ranges would fall under which branch of geography?
Physical geography
Define Meteorology
Weather, etc...
Route 11 (US 1) links Fort Kent to Key West Florida. This road system creates this type of region
What is functional.
What is the largest measurement for longitude?
180 E or W
When writing coordinates, what do you find first? Longitude or Latitude?
Trick question: Who uses Geography?
Everyone