Vocabulary
What is the best definition of geography?
the study of Earth and its landforms and cultures
What is the name of the imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole?
Equator
A cartographer would most likely create a small-scale map to show
A large area
What do stars and dots mean on a map
Stars are capitals
Dots are cities
True or False you can Geocache in Antigo
True
To view the round Earth on a flat map, geographers use
Map Projections
Which part of a map would be most useful if you were trying to determine whether Nashville, Tennessee, is east or west of the Mississippi River?
Compass Rose
A cartographer would most likely create a small-scale map to show
Why are there tracking collars on animals with a GPS in them
Endangered and track movements
True or false if you take something you should leave something in there in return
True
A global positioning system (GPS) can be used to determine
absolute location
Lines of longitude and latitude are used to determine this kind of location
Absolute Location
Which are examples of relative location?
Answers vary...not an exact spot
What is vector-borne
Spread to humans through insect bites
What is in every Geocache?
Log book
The method of getting information from far away, usually by means of aircraft or satellites, is
called
remote sensing
Height of land above sea level
Elevation
What hemispheres is the USA in (Pick 2)
Northern/Western
What is not part of a map choose 1
Key
Title
Scale
Compass
GPS
Latitude/Longitude
GPS
What are items you use to locate a Cache on your phone?
GPS
Shape of the land on Earth's surface
Topography
Item showing distance and relationships between 2 spots on a map
Scale
What kind of Map do I have on my wall?
Mercator
What is a GIS?
Computer Programs that process and organize details
What is someone who is suspicious of you for looking for a cache called
Muggle