5 Themes of Geography
Maps/Globes
Earth-Sun Relationship
Forces Shaping Earth
Landforms/Water
100
What are the 2 types of location? Describe Each.
Relative and absolute
100
What is more accurate, a globe or a map? Explain.
A globe because globes are spheres just like the earth and represent the correct shape of landforms and bodies of water.
100
What are the 4 layers of earth?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
100
What is weathering?
A process by which Earth's surface is worn away by forces such as wind, rain, chemicals, and the movement of ice and flowing water.
100
What is the difference between a plain and a plateau?
Both are flat but plateau rises above the surrounding land.
200
What two types of features describe a place?
Physical and Human
200
Name the 3 parts of a map.
The key, the scale bar, and the compass rose.
200
What are the 4 physical systems of the earth?
hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
200
What is erosion?
The process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice.
200
What is a isthmus?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. Ex: Central American country of Panama.
300
What is geography?
The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
300
What is a large-scale map?
A map that focuses on a smaller area. It zooms in.
300
Name three elements that affect climate.
Elevation, wind and ocean currents, weather, landforms
300
What are plate tectonics?
The earth's rigid crust is made up of 16 enormous pieces called plate tectonics. They vary in size and shape and how they move.
300
What are the two kinds of water?
Desalinization (Fresh water) and groundwater, Salt Water
400
Name the 5 themes of geography.
location, movement, place, region, human-environment interaction
400
What are the 2 types of maps? Explain each.
General purpose: show a wide range of information Thematic: show specified information
400
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is the average weather over a long period of time.
400
What is a fault?
A crack in the earth's crust.
400
When water has disappeared from a puddle on a sunny day, we say that it has....
Evaporated,
500
Describe what "region" is.
Two or more places that share characteristics.
500
What does GIS and GPS stand for?
Geospatial Technologies Technology Global Positioning System
500
What are the 6 climate zones?
Tropical, Desert, Humid Temperate, Cold Temperate, Polar, High Mountain
500
What are the 3 types of plate movements?
Transform: Plates push over each other Convergent: Plates crust together Divergent: Plates on ocean floor move apart
500
An example of a biome is A. rain forest B. Cold Temperate C. Northerly D. Climate
A rain forest
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