What is a hemisphere?
Half of the globe.
Where is the starting point for longitude and latitude?
0° and 0°
What are the four seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
What was the name of the super continent that once existed?
Pangea
What is HUMAN geography?
The study of people and their cultures.
(DOUBLE POINTS) What is geography?
The study of the Earth and its people.
What is the point of the equator?
A line that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
If it is fall in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Spring
When two plates shuffle side by side, this is called a...
Transform Boundary
What are the five oceans of the world?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern Oceans
What is RELATIVE location?
The distance, time, and landmarks of a location.
What is the point of the prime meridian?
A line that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
It will be summer in the southern hemisphere if there is more direct sunlight hitting this line of latitude...
Tropic of Capricorn
When two plates collide, this is known as a...
Convergent Boundary
What are the seven Continents?
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
What is ABSOLUTE location?
Its exact coordinates using longitude and latitude.
What do longitude lines measure?
East and West
It will be summer in the northern hemisphere if there is more direct sunlight hitting this line of latitude...
Tropic of Cancer
When two plates separate away from each other, this is known as...
Divergent Boundary
What is culture?
A way of life and traditions.
Mountains, bodies of water, fields, deserts are all examples of...
What do latitude lines measure?
North and South
What is the reason why we have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth and the amount of sunlight.
(DOUBLE POINTS) The idea that plate boundaries move is known as...
Continental Drift
What is a civilization?
When humans settle and create a complete urban society...