What is Geography?
The study of the Earth's landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their environments
What is Geography
What is the theme that explains how people, goods and ideas move from one to place to another
Movement
The symbol on a map that shows the direction of north
What is a compass rose?
What is the equator?
What is the line of 0 degrees latitude
A region defined by common physical or cultural characteristics
What is a formal region?
Name one subfield of Geography
What is physical or human geography
Which theme focuses on characteristics that make a place unique
What is Place?
the imaginary lines that run from east to west on a map
What are lines of latitude?
What is the prime meridian?
What is the line of 0 degree longitude
Give an example of a functional region
What is a metropolitan area or a trade area
How does geography impact culture?
Geography influences resources, climate and settlement patterns
What is the theme that examines how humans adapt to and modify their environment?
What is Human-Environmental Interaction
The difference between between a political map and a physical map
A political map shows boundaries and cities, a physical map shows landforms and terrain
How many degrees are in one time zone?
What is 15 degrees?
What type of region has no clear boundaries but is defined by people's perceptions?
What is a perceptual region?
Why is Geography considered an integrative science?
Geography combines elements from various disciplines like geology, sociology and economics to understand spatial relationships
Which theme deals with areas that share common characteristics?
What is Region?
What is a topographic map used for?
To show elevation and landform details using contour lines
How do you find the absolute location of a place?
Name an example of a formal region in the United States
What is the Midwest or Rocky Mountains?