Terms 1
The two main branches of geography.
What is physical and human geography?
Your address is an example of _________.
What is absolute location?
A spherical model that shows the world as it really is.
What is Globe?
The science of making maps.
What is cartography?
These help geographers make accurate maps.
What is satellites?
The two types of satellites
What is true color and infrared?
The study of the weather and its causes
What is meteorology?
A branch of geography that studies the water on earth
What is hydrology?
The study of the world, its people, and their landscapes.
What is geography?
A part of the world that has one or more common features
What is region?
These help geographers study the world
What is maps and other tools?
Geographers look at the world at 3 different levels which are
What is local, regional, and global?
The 5 tools that geographers use to study the world are
What is maps, satellite images, globes, notebooks, and tape recorders?
A general description of where something is located
What is relative location?
The study of people, communities, and their landscapes
What is human geography?
These features make a place unique
What is landscapes?
What is themes?
One main essential element of geography is
What is the uses of geography?
A social science is a field that studies people and their ___________
What is relationships?
A human geographer would study _________ and _________________
What is economics and politics?
What is National Geography Standards?
The 6 important ideas used to organize the study of geography.
What is essential elements?
This themes describes features that make a place unique.
What is place?
Geography is a _______________ because it deals with people and how they live.
What is Social Science?
The 5 themes of geography are
What is location, place, movement, region, and human environment interaction?