VOCAB
What is a scale?
Tool to measure distance on a map.
What is the line that divides the north and south hemisphere at 0 degrees called?
Equator
What is a mental map?
Map drawn from your memory.
What's the difference between human features and physical features?
Human features are things we add or take away from the earth. Physical features are here no matter what.
What is the fastest bird on foot?
Ostrich
What is absolute location?
Exact location using coordinates or address of an object.
What is the line that divides the east and west hemisphere at 0 degrees called?
Prime Meridian
What is a thematic map?
A map used for a specific purpose with only 1 theme labeled.
What is spatial perspective?
Focuses on the way places, people, or objects are related to each other.
How many consonants are in the word baseball?
5
What is relative location?
Location of an object described relative to another object
If you go 75 degrees south and 25 degrees west, what hemisphere(s) are you in?
Southern and Western
What is a general purpose map?
A map with multiple purposes for use because it is so detailed and labeled with multiple themes.
Why do geographers study more than JUST a places location and landmass?
To understand relationships between people and environment. (Spatial perspective.)
What state is the Grand Canyon in?
Arizona
What is the relationship between elevation and relief?
Elevation is the highest or lowest point while relief is a change in elevation
If you go 1 degree north and 1 degree east, what hemispheres are you in?
Northern and eastern
Why are maps a distortion of the real earth?
Maps represent a 2D version of a 3D global earth
What's the difference between a place and a region?
A place is a specific location where a region is a group of places with similar characteristics.
What is the largest country in South America by area?
Brazil
What is the relationship between convert and distort?
When a globe is converted to a map it is distorted.
How do you find absolute location? (Where do you start?)
Using the latitude and longitude lines you start from the absolute point of 0 and locate the coordinates.
How are mental maps different than the other two types of maps?
Mental maps are straight from memory only while the other two types require research and facts.
What are 3 of the 6 things geographers consider when studying location?
1. Where things are located?
2. size and direction
3. Distance
4. Characteristics
5. Why they are located where they are
6. relationships they have with other things
What American city has the second largest population?
Los Ángeles, California