Maps
What type of map shows natural features like mountains and rivers?
Physical map.
What tool shows directions on a map?
Compass rose.
What is absolute location?
The exact coordinates of a place on Earth.
What does human-environment interaction refer to?
How people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment.
What is the term for the imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the poles?
Equator.
What map type shows political boundaries like countries and cities?
Political map.
What device uses satellites to determine exact locations on Earth?
GPS (Global Positioning System).
What is relative location?
A description of where a place is compared to other places.
What is adaptation in geography?
How people change their behavior or lifestyle to live in their environment.
Define "climate."
The usual weather conditions in a place over a long period.
What map uses lines to show elevation or shape of the land?
Topographic map.
What do lines of latitude measure?
Distance north or south of the Equator.
What is a region?
A region defined by physical or cultural characteristics.
What is modification in geography?
How people physically change their environment.
What does "population" mean in geography?
The number of people living in a particular area.
What kind of map shows weather or climate patterns?
Climate or weather map.
What do lines of longitude measure?
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
What type of region is the Sahara Desert?
(physical) region.
What defines a place in geography?
The physical and human characteristics that make a location unique.
What is a "continent"?
One of the large landmasses on Earth (e.g., Africa, Asia).
What is a thematic map?
A map focused on a specific theme or topic, like population or language.
What do coordinates represent on a map?
The exact location using latitude and longitude
What is a plain region?
An area that is large and flat
Give an example of how humans modify their environment.
Building dams, clearing land for farming, constructing cities.
What is movement and what are some of the reasons we move?
Is the moving of goods, ideas, or people from place to place?
People move because of...
war, to be near family, money, jobs, new life