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What city does the Prime Meridian run through?
Greenwich, England
What are the three main divisions of physical geography?
cartography, topography, meteorology
What is geography?
Geography is the study of the earth, including its physical characteristic and peoples of the earth.
What line of latitude divides the earth in half?
equator
What are the names of the four oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
What are the three main lines of latitude north of the equator?
Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle, North Pole
What are the three main lines of latitude south of the equator?
Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle, South Pole
What are the four main divisions of human geography?
cultural, political, economic, historical
What are the names of the seven continents?
Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia
What are two types of map projections?
Mercator
Robinson
What accounts for the cycle of day and night on earth?
rotation of the earth on its axis
faces the earth = daylight
spins away from the sun = night
What type of economy is a free market in which private individuals make decisions?
Capitalism
What type of economy is controlled by the government decisions?
Socialism
What are the three climates on Earth?
polar, temperate, and tropical
What type of government has tight government control?
Authoritarian
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race consists of mostly biological characteristics and cannot be changed, but ethnicity is connected to cultural habits that can be learned and altered.
What causes the cycle of seasons on Earth?
axial tilt of the earth
earth orbits the sun closer and farther throughout the year making temperatures cold and warm
What type of map projection preserves the shape of the Earth?
Mercator
What type of map project preserves the size of the Earth?
Robinson
During which season are days longest?
summer
What is the difference between an authoritarian and a democratic government?
An authoritarian government gives more authority to the leader while a democratic government gives more power and input to the citizens.
What are the differences between map projections?
Some projections preserve area, shape or distance
What are three factors that contribute to the earth’s climates?
tilt of the earth, earth’s rotation and revolution around the sun, the earth’s topography
Why is the study of people an important aspect of geography?
There is a close relationship between people and the earth. They have a great impact on its topography.
What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
Relative location gives information about a location based on relation to another place, and absolute location uses latitude and longitude to give the exact location.