Vocabulary Lesson 1
Vocabulary Lesson 2
Space
Thinking Like a Geographer
100

The natural surroundings

a) Geography

b) Region

c) Environment

d) Equinox

c) Environment

100

day when day and night are of equal lengths in both hemispheres

a) solstice

b) equinox

c) orbit

d) atmosphere

b) equinox

100

How long does it take Earth to make one complete spin on it's axis?

24 hours

100

Physical geography is the study of the earth's 

a) two hemispheres

b) atmosphere

c) land, water, plant, and animal life

d) neighboring planets

c) land, water, plant, and animal life

200
Area that shares common characteristic


a) geography

b) region

c) orbit

d) area

b) region

200

One complete orbit around the sun

a) orbit

b) rotation

c) revolution

d) Equinox

c) revolution

200

How long does it take Earth to make 1 revolution around the sun?

365.25 days

200

What 2 characteristics do geographers use when they study a place?

human & physical characteristics

300

special software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place.

Geographic Information System (GIS)

300

year that has an extra day that occurs every 4 years

Leap year

300

If it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

Winter

300

What do geographers study to determine the human characteristics of a place?

Possible answers: jobs, government, religion, way of life, and language

400

The study of earth and all it's variety

Geography

400

the path that a body in the solar system travels around the sun.

Orbit

400

What 2 seasons begin on an equinox?

Fall and Spring

400

What is the difference between GPS and GIS?

GPS is a group of satellites used to identify a location. GIS is a computer software used to make maps.

500

Individual features of the land

Landforms

500

Day with the fewest hours of sunlight and most hours of darkness

Winter solstice

500

List all 7 planets in our solar system

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

500

If I were a business owner and looking to open a new business in town, what would geographers look at to help me decide where to open my store?

Does the town need it and is it a good location?