Geography Basics
This subject is the study of Earth’s places, people, and environments.
What is geography?
This is the largest continent.
What is Asia?
These imaginary lines run east and west but measure distance north and south of the Equator.
What are lines of latitude?
This is a model that shows Earth as a sphere.
What is a globe?
This term describes the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
What is weather?
This branch of geography studies mountains, rivers, climate, and other natural features.
What is physical geography?
This continent is located directly south of Europe.
What is Africa?
These imaginary lines run north and south but measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
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What are lines of longitude?
This process transfers Earth’s curved surface onto a flat map.
What is a map projection?
This term describes the usual pattern of weather in a region over a long period.
What is climate?
This branch of geography studies people, cultures, cities, governments, and economies.
What is human geography?
This ocean lies between North America and Europe.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
All flat maps contain some of this because Earth is round.
What is distortion?
Tropical, temperate, and polar are the three major examples of these.
What are climate zones?
A desert, mountain range, river, and climate are all examples of this type of feature.
What is a physical feature?
This ocean lies between Africa, Asia, and Australia.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This line divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This technology uses satellites to determine an exact location on Earth.
What is GPS?
An area with physical or human characteristics that make it different from surrounding areas is called this.
What is a region?
Roads, farms, cities, and political boundaries are examples of features created or organized by these.
What are humans or people?
This continent surrounds the South Pole and is almost completely covered by ice.
What is Antarctica?
A location is 30 degrees north and 90 degrees west. These two measurements provide this kind of location.
What is absolute location?
This computer-based system stores, organizes, and displays different layers of geographic information.
What is GIS?
A geographer studies rainfall, soil, population, and roads to explain why farms and towns developed in a particular area. This investigation combines these two branches of geography.
What are physical geography and human geography?