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What is Geography?
The study of the Earth and the relationship between people and their environment.
What is Physical Geography?
The branch that studies natural features like rivers and mountains.
This theme answers "Where is it?"
Location
The ceilometer is an instrument used to measure __________________.
Cloud cover
What is the difference between a map and a photograph?
A map is a bird's eye view of a place while a photograph is a visual capture of a scene at a specific moment in time.
What is the unit of measurement for precipitation and the instrument used to measure precipitation?
millimeters and Rain gauge
What is Human Geography?
The branch that studies people and their activities.
This theme explains how people depend on the environment.
Human-environment interaction
What units of measurement are used to measure rainfall?
celsius, kelvin or farenheit
What are the five qualities/features of a map?
Border, scale, title, key/legend, compass direction
The hygrometer is the instrument used to measure ______________.
Humidity
What is the name of the sub-branch that focuses on the Earth's climate?
Climatology
This theme focuses on movement of people, goods and ideas
Movement
What is a tornado?
A rapidly spinning column of air touching the ground.
State the names two types of maps that exist
Relief, Dot, Choropleth, Political etc
The ______________ is used to measure wind speed while the _________________ is used to measure wind direction.
Anemometer and Wind vane
The study of mountains and rivers are a part of what sub-branch?
Geomorphology
This theme describes how places are alike or different
Place
What is a hurricane?
What are two other names given to hurricanes?
A violent rotating storm with strong winds and heavy rains.
Tropical cyclone, Typhoon
Name two types of map scales
Linear scale, statement scale, representative fraction/ratio scale
The instrument used to measure sunshine duration is _______________.
Campbell-Stokes Sunshine recorder
State any two human sub-branches of Geography
Population, Urban, Medical, Economic, Historical, Statistical
Name all five themes of Geography
Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, Place
What is the instrument used and unit of measurement for atmospheric pressure?
Barometer and Milibars
What is a sketch map?
A rough drawing showing main features of an area.