Intro to Geography
Why is geography important?
Yay!
How many continents and oceans are there?
7 continents and 5 oceans
______ are pictures that represents something on a map.
Symbols
Where can you find the subject of a map?
The map title
What is Ms. Camire's favorite hobby?
Hiking, reading, or dancing
Geography is the study of _______ and everything in it and on it.
Earth
What is the largest continent?
Asia
The main line of latitude is called the ... ?
Equator
What is used to organize a space on a map?
Map grid
What is Ms. Camire's cats name?
Luna
What are the two types of geography we have learned so far?
Human and Physical Geography
Which continent is an island continent?
Australia
The main line of longitude is called the ... ?
Prime Meridian
The poles becomes distorted.
What did Ms. Camire study in college?
Economicssss!
What do you call a person who studies geography?
A geographer
The largest ocean on Earth is the ... ?
Pacific Ocean
What are the two types of directions on a compass?
Cardinal and Intermediate
What are the two types of LOCATION?
Absolute & Relative
What is the line that separates the earth into North and South Hemispheres?
The Equator
Geographers ask two main questions. #1 is "where is it located" and #2 is _______________?
Why is it there
Europe is connected to these two continents
Asia and Africa
What are the two main types of maps?
Physical Maps; Political Maps
What direction do lines of latitude run?
What direction do lines of longitude run?
east to west
north to south
Name all 5 members of one direction
Harry, Niall, Zayn, Liam, Louis