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Definitions
The Earth
Themes of Geography
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Hodge Podge
100
What are the imaginary vertical lines on a map or globe called?
What are lines of longitude.
100
Name all seven continents
What is North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia
100
What are the fives themes of geography.
What are regions, location, place, movement, Human environment interaction.
100
What is the highest degree of latitude shown on a map or globe?
What is 90˚?
100
Alfred Wegener had a theory that all of earth's continents once formed a "supercontinent". What is the name of this supercontinent.
What is PANGAEA
200
Define Geography
What is the study of the Earth?
200
Name all five oceans.
What is Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic, Indian
200
What theme of geography helps to describe what is it like there?
What is Place.
200
What is the highest degree of longitude shown on a map or globe?
What is 180˚?
200
A person's perception of places and regions are influenced by what to main factors?
What is experience and culture?
300
How many hemispheres is the Earth broken up into?
What is four?
300
What are the four major landforms?
What are mountains, hills, plains, plateaus?
300
Dividing the United States in separate areas to make it easier to study is known as what theme of geography?
What is Region
300
Which large body of water borders the entire west coast of North and South America?
What is the Pacific Ocean.
300
What is the spreading and adaptation of different cultures and ideas into another culture?
What is cultural diffusion?
400
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into what two hemispheres.
What are the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
400
What ocean borders the east side of North and South America
What is the Atlantic Ocean
400
Your parents lose their jobs and are forced to relocate... This is part of which theme of geography.
What is Movement
400
The Equator divides the earth into which two hemispheres?
What are the Northern and Southern
400
What system is a computer application that is used to store, view, and analyze geographical information?
What is GIS? Geographical Information Sytem
500
Name three physical features you can study in geography.
What are oceans, continents, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, hills, etc.
500
Which continent is also a country?
What is Australia.
500
Name three human characteristics/features that you can study in geography.
What are languages, cultures, buildings, human environment interactions, etc.
500
It is hot outside so you take off your jacket. This is an example of what theme of geography?
What is Human Environment Interaction
500
Every single map is different and shows some type of distortion...this is because all maps are ________.
what are representations?