Vocabulary
What is geography?
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What's the difference between human & physical geography?
Physical: About the land & physical features
Human: About the people & what they create
Where something is
Location
Physical processes that shape the Earth
Physical Systems
__________ is the study of map making
Cartography
On most maps, a _____________ tells you what way the directions of North, East, South, and West are.
Compass
What's the difference between latitude & longitude?
Latitude: North & South (Left to Right) of the Equator
Longitude: East & West (Up & Down) to the Prime Meridian
How people or objects get from one place to another
Movement
Environment & Society
A ____________ is a natural occurring formation on the Earth's surface
Landform
What is a scale?
A shortened distance used to represent a larger distance on a map
What the difference between the Equator & the Prime Meridian?
Equator: Imaginary Line going across the Earth left to right (East to West)
Prime Meridian: Imaginary Line going across the Earth up & down (North to South)
Human-Environment Interaction
How we use geography to interpret the past & predict the future would be an example of ____________
Uses of Geography
What type of map would show you one specific topic, such as climate or population.
Thematic
On a map, a zoomed in portion showing a specific area would be a ____________
Locator map
What's the difference between primary & secondary sources?
Primary: Made during a certain time period being studied
Secondary: Made after the fact using primary sources
What would be an example of a region?
Midwest, South, North, Urban, Rural, etc.
Physical & human characteristics of an area that make it what it is, such as the Hoover Dam in Nevada, would be considered what element of geography?
Places & Region
If a scientist studies water, what might they be studying?
Hydrology
What would be an example of a legend on a map?
Anything that would be a shape or symbol that shows where something is on a map, such as a triangle representing a forest, or a cross representing a hospital
What's the difference between political & physical maps?
Political: show borders of areas
Physical: Show the landforms
The watertower, the school, the square in Greenfield, the courthouse, Greenfield Lake, etc.
How maps & tools are used to gain information is what element of geography?
The World In Spatial Terms