Where is it?
What two continents are located entirely in the western Hemisphere?
North America and South America
The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map
What causes the seasons throughout the year?
The tilt of the Earth. 23.5 degrees
What is the study of the Earth's Natural Features?
Physical Geography
How can I find out what a symbol on a map means?
The legend
the location of a place compared to another place.
Relative Location
Meridians or lines of Longitude
How much of Earth's Surface is covered by water?
70%
Humans build a city next to a river, what type of Geography is this called?
What is the pathway the Earth Travels around the sun called?
Orbit
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
The Global Grid
When we compare a maps distance to the actual distance on Earth it is called what?
Map Scale
When Spring Begins in the southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
Fall
Whenhumand look at how things are arranged relative to each other it is called...
Spatial Terms
How long does it take for the Earth to take one trip around the sun?
365 and 1/4 days
Is Australia in the Northern or southern Hemisphere?
Southern Hemisphere
Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun’s rays always beat straight down?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic or Capricorn
What is the largest Continent?
Asia
What is the Study of Earth and it's People?
Geography
When earth completes one full rotation, humans call that a ______________
How can a reader determine cardinal directions on a map
compass rose
When the sun shines straight down on the Tropic of Cancer, what occurs?
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
How many Continents are there?
7
What two hemispheres is the United states located in?
North and west