Geographers' Tools
A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world
Globe
Maps that show the geographic boundaries between governmental units such as countries, states, and counties
Political maps
This climate zone is always hot and has more than 80 inches of precipitation a year
Tropical Wet
Where a place is
Location
What does geography mean?
Writing about the earth
A flat representation of a part of Earth
Maps
maps that show the natural landscape features of Earth
Physical maps
This climate zone can be hot or cool/cold and receives less than ten inches of rain per year
Desert
The physical and human characteristics of a location
Place
The branch of geography dealing with the natural features of the Earth
Physical geography
A book of maps
Atlas
This map was designed as a navigational tool for sailors
Mercator
Climate zone where summers are dry and hot, and its winters cool and rainy
Mediterranean
Some sort of characteristic that unifies the area
Region
The branch of geography dealing with human culture and its impact on the Earth
Human Geography
Photographs taken from the sky and used to take measurements or create maps
Aerial photographs
This map focusing more on the ‘look’ of the map than precise measurement of places
Robinson
Climate zone located close to the ocean, is frequently cloudy, foggy, and damp
Marine West Coast
How humans adapt to and modify the environment
Human Environment Interacion
The side of the mountain that gets very little precipitation
Leeward
A computer based program used to store, manage, and analyze data
GIS
Equal-area projection that would show the correct sizes of countries relative to each other
Gall-Peters
These areas experience four seasons
Humid Continental
The things that move around the earth
Humans, ideas, fads, goods, resources, and communication
The type of region based on the shared feelings and attitudes of the people who live in the area
Perceptual Region