5 Themes of Geography
What is Geography?
The study of the Earth
At what angle does Earth's axis tilt?
23.5 degrees
What is the reason for different climates?
Earth's tilt (23.5 degrees)
The three layers of the Earth are?
Core, Mantle, and the Crust
What are the two sets of lines that create a map grid?
Latitude and Longitude
What are the two types of Location?
Relative and Absolute Location
DAILY DOUBLE!
How long does it take for Earth to rotate once?
DAILY DOUBLE!
24 hours
What are the four seasons?
Winter, Vernal (Spring), Summer, and Autumn (Fall)
What are the three type of plate boundary movements?
Transform, Divergent and Convergent
How many degrees Longitude are there?
180 degrees
When People, Goods, and Ideas spread throughout the world is called what?
Movement
How long does it take the Earth to revolve once?
365 1/4 days
What is an equinox?
Time of year sunlight hits directly on the Equator (equal amount of day and night light)
What are the three types of Convergent Boundaries?
Oceanic-Oceanic, Continental- Oceanic, Continental- Continental
What is the line that runs through Greenwich, England called?
The Prime Meridian
Map makers are called what?
A Cartographer
True or false- the Earth revolves in a perfect circle.
False- Ellipses
What is Climate?
Weather conditions in a particular location
What happens on the crust when energy builds up from tectonic movement?
Earthquakes
What is also known as the Great Circle?
The Equator
On maps, geographers use color and shapes or special symbols to show differences between what?
Regions.
Earth is what type of planet?
Terrestrial
What is the more current term for Global Warming?
Climate Change
What is the difference between a dormant volcano and an extinct volcano?
Dormant are asleep for hundreds of years.
Extinct are asleep for thousands of years.
What are used to find if a location in above, below, right, or left of the Equator and Prime Meridian?
Cardinal Directions (North, South, East, West)