Five Themes Of Geography
The Structure of The Earth, Continents and Landforms
People and Resources
Water Cycle and Climate
Mapping Skills and Time Zones
100
Whats the difference between Human Characteristics and Physical Characteristics
Physical Characteristics are things determined by nature, Human Characteristics are things made by people
100
What are the 4 spheres?
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere
100
What is Culture? What is Civilization?
Culture- A way of life of a group of people who share traditions, interests, beliefs, and ways of making a living
Civilization- A culture that has a organized a social economic, and political system and has achieved a certain level of development in the arts and sciences
100
What are the four steps of the water cycle?
Collection of water, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
100
What is a Physical Map? What is a Political Map?
Physical Map - Shows physical features on the earth's surface
Political Map- Shows the boundaries of countries, continents, states
200
What are the two types of Location
Relative Location, Absolute location
200
What is an Earthquake? What is a Volcano
Earthquake- Shaking or sudden movements in the plates
Volcano- Mountains formed when lava rises through the crust
200
What is history? What is Pre- History?
History- The written information about people's past
Pre History- the time in peoples past before written records were kept
200
What is difference between weather and climate?
Weather- The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time
Climate- Weather patterns that an area typically experiences during a long period of time
200
What is a Special Purpose Map?
Special Purpose Maps- Emphasize a single idea about an area
300
What is Latitude? What is Longitude?
Latitude- Measures North and South of the equator
Longitude- Measures East and West of the Prime Meridian
300
Out of the fourteen landforms, name three water landforms and 3 physical landforms
Landforms -Isthmus, Mountains, Hills, Plateau, Plain, Valley, Peninsula, Island, Archipelago
Water- Strait, Lake, Stream, River, Ocean
300
What are the 5 different governments?
Democracy- People vote for their leaders
Oligarchy- ruled by few
Republic- Ruled by representatives
Communist- Government owns everything and all decisions are made for the masses
Authoritarian/Dictatorship- one leader has full power over a country
Constitutional Monarch- Mixed form of government between king/queen and a representative body
300
How does the tilt and rotation of Earth affect, The temperature
The southernmost area receives direct rays of sun, Latitudes farther away from the equator receive colder weather.
300
What is a Map scale? What is a Map key/legend?
Map Scale- Measurement on a map that shows distance between points
Map Key/ legend- Explanation of the symbols on a map
400
Described by landmarks, time, directions, or distances from one place to the other
examples: Buildings, roads, clothing
Human Characteristics
400
What are the 7 continents?
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antartica
400
What is Language Family? What is Religion?
Language Family- a group of languages having similar beginnings
Religion- an organized way of worshiping spiritual being or thinking about life
400
What are prevailing winds? What are Doldrum Winds
Prevailing Winds- Wind that blows at fairly constant patters
Doldrums- Frequently windless are located around the equator
400
What are Cardinal Directions? What are Intermediate directions?
Cardinal Directions- North, South, East, West
Intermediate Directions- Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
500
What are the geographic tools
Maps, graphs, charts, diagrams
500
What are the three layers of the Earth? Describe them
The core - The centermost part of the earth, has an outer core surrounding it.
The Mantle- The thick middle layer, consists of dense hot rock
The Crust- Thin layer, Huge plate like sections, includes the continents and the ocean basins
500
What are Cultural Hearths? What is Cultural Diffusion?
Cultural Hearths- places where civilization began
Cultural Diffusion- The spread of people, ideas, practices, and goods from one culture to another
500
What is the Tropic of Capricorn? What is the Tropic of Cancer?
The Tropic of Capricorn- Southernmost point on earth that receives direct rays of sun
The Tropic of Cancer- Northernmost point on earth that receives directs rays of sun
500
How many hours do you add if your Moving East? How many hours do subtract when Moving West
Moving East add one hour
Moving West subtract one hour