What is geography?
Q: What does the word geography mean?
A: The study of the Earth and the people who live on it.
Q: What tool do geographers use to show directions, countries, and oceans?
A: A map.
Q: How many provinces does Canada have?
A: Ten
Q: What do we call the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
A: The Equator.
Q: What does the geographic question “Where is it?” focus on?
A: Location.
Q: Name two things geographers study.
A: Landforms, climate, people, culture, industries, or resources.
Q: What does a compass rose show?
A: Directions (North, South, East, West).
Q: How many territories does Canada have?
A: Three.
Q: What do we call the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
A: The Prime Meridian.
Q: What does the question “What is it like there?” focus on?
A: Place.
Q: What are the two main types of geography?
A: Physical geography and human geography.
Q: What is the difference between a globe and a map?
A: A globe is a 3D model of Earth; a map is flat.
Q: What is the capital city of Canada?
A: Ottawa.
Q: What do latitude lines measure?
A: Distance north or south of the Equator.
Q: What does the question “How do people change the land?” focus on?
A: Human-environment interaction.
Q: Which branch of geography studies people and cities?
A: Human geography.
Q: What does a map legend (key) tell you?
A: The meaning of symbols on a map.
Q: Which ocean is on Canada’s east coast?
A: Atlantic Ocean.
Q: What do longitude lines measure?
A: Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Q: What does the question “How are places connected?” focus on?
A: Movement.
Q: Which branch of geography studies landforms and climate?
A: Physical geography.
Q: What is GIS used for in geography?
A: To collect, store, and analyze geographic data on computers.
Q: Which ocean is on Canada’s west coast?
A: Pacific Ocean.
Q: What is absolute location?
A: The exact spot on Earth using latitude and longitude.
Q: What does the question “How are places similar or different?” focus on?
A: Region.