The word "Geography"
Map Details
Map Details
Maps
What's on a Map
100

The word "Geography" come from which language

Greek

100

Imaginary line circling the earth running east and west at zero degrees

Equator

100

imaginary line circling earth running north and south at zero degrees

Prime Meridian

100

Shows roads of a city, state, or other areas

Road Map

100

Symbols, colors, or shapes used to represent something on a map

Map key or legend

200

Geography is the study of...

everything on planet earth

200

Horizontal lines used to measure distance north and south from the equator

Latitude

200

Vertical lines used to measure distance between east and west from the Primer Meridain

Longitude

200

Shows differences in the earth's climate region

Climate Map

200

Shows directions on a map

Compass Rose

300

Human Geography is the study of...

how people interact with the environment

300

Standard time in each region of the globe

Time Zone

300

There are how many hours in a day

24

300

Shows the man-made borders between countries, cities, and towns

Political Map

300

Directions North, South, East, and West

Cardinal Directions

400

Physical Geography is the study of...

processes occurring on or beneath the earth's surface

400

The world has how many different time zones

24

400

Each time zone is how many hours apart

1

400

Shows only natural landforms (mountains, rivers, and fields)

Physical Map

400

Directions Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

Intermediate Directions

500

List one form of Physical Geography and one form of Human Geography

Answers vary

500

The United States uses how many time zones

6

500

Name all United States time zones

Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaskan, Hawaiian

500

What line is always stated first when measuring the imaginary lines on our globe

Latitude

500

Shows the actual distance between points on a map

Map Scale Bar

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