A geographers world
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
(BLANK) and other tools help geographers study the plane
Maps
As the sun heats water on Earth's surface, some of that water turns to (BLANK)
water vapor
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one ...
Rotation
A geographer’s tools include
maps and globes.
satellite images.
notebooks and tape
recorders.
What can happen to some plant and animal species as an effect of extreme changes in an ecosystem
extinct
The information gathered by ________________________ helps geographers make accurate maps
Satellites
One important use of (BLANK) is that it can be used to produce electricity.
WATER
The collision of two continental plates results in
Mountain-building
Geographers look at the world ....
looking at at the local, regional and global levels
Large streams of surface seawater
ocean currents
Which theme of geography best describes a photo of a group of people dancing outside
What is human-environment interaction
Antarctica receives (BLANK) rays from the sun all year and has colder temperatures than places like Hawaii
Direct or indirect?
indirect
Water shortages can result from
drought
What kind of questions might a geographer studying at a local level ask?
How do people in a town
or community live?
Place where two different air masses meet
front
Geographers who study the world on a ________________________ level try to find relationships among people who live far apart
Global
As the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter, the Southern Hemisphere experiences (BLANK)
SUMMER
Earths glaciers can cause
erosion
A social science is a field that studies people and
their relationships
Winds that shift directions with the seasons and create wet and dry periods
monsoon
The ________________________ is a list of 18 basic ideas that everybody should understand about geography
national geography standards
If (BLANK) grow high enough, they can rise above the surface of the ocean to form volcanic islands
mid-ocean ridges
what creates Earth’s change in seasons?
Earths Tilt
Other branches of geography, such as ________________________, examine certain aspects of the physical and human worlds.
Hydrology
Type of climate that occurs in coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean
Tundra