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Tools of Geography
How/why do Geographers view the world?
Uses of Geography Tools of Scientists
100
The day with the fewest hours of sunlight and more hours of darkness. Marks the beginning of a new cold season, usually around Dec 22
What is winter soltice
100
tools, pottery, painting and weapons and other objects recovered from the past.
What is artifacts
100
These are used for data collection and mapping of an area. Usually done from outer space
What is Pictures or Photographs
100
Geographers look at the people, where they came from, what religions they have, what language they speak, and what kind of government they have.
What is Human Characteristics
100
This use of geography can tell us where exactly to go.
What is mapping
200
Summer and autumn begin midway between the two solstices. Day and night have equal hours.
What is equinoxes
200
Individual features of the land such as mountains and valleys, what the climate is like, is the soil rich enough for crops, does the land have minerals or other natural resources?
What is landforms
200
This is a satellite in outer space that sends images to earth showing exactly where something is located
What is GPS Global Positioning Satellite
200
This is when the geographers look at the type of land, are there mountains and valleys, is there water, what is the climate and how rich is the soil. These are all called what?
What is Physical characteristics
200
This use of geography keeps us from building new housing near or on disaster areas.
What is disasters of the particular area
300
center of the earth containing hot iron mixed with melted rocks
What is core
300
areas with common characteristics
What is regions
300
What does GIS stand for?
What is Global information systems
300
This is where geographers look at the people and how they interact with their surroundings.
What is envrionment
300
this use of geography helps builders to determine if it is safe to build somewhere, can it handle new businesses, the traffic, waste and sanitation of incoming people and etc.
What is make decisions about a particular area
400
surrounds the core, it is a layer of rock
What is mantle
400
what are the social characteristics of the people in a specific location, how many people live there , what kind of government do they have, what religions do they follow, what languages do they speak, what is the ancestry of the people. These are all what?
What is human characteristics
400
What does GPS stand for?
What is Global Positioning satellite
400
Geographers look at similar areas with common characteristics. This is called what?
What is regions
400
These are diaries, newspapers and legal documents that show how people of the past lived.
What is written records
500
objects such as human and animal remains that can tell how early people lived, what they ate and what they hunted
What is fossils
500
This is computer software that scientists use to develop reports and characteristics of a certain area.
What is GIS Global Information Systems
500
Name two tools of geography
What is GIS, GPS, or Photographing
500
This is why geographers view the world.
What is to predict future disasters such as earthquakes, when volcanoes may erupt. So that they might warn people.
500
These materials from the past are good tools for scientists
What is fossils an artifacts
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