Geographer's Tools
scale model of the Earth that depicts property such as area, distance, and direction
Globe
sphere-like objects that make up the largest items in the solar system
the planets
distance from the equator
latitude
cold currents create _____, warm currents create ____
dry conditions/wet conditions on the coast
imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between two points
Great Circle Routes
Each half of the globe is called?; imaginary line that divides the north and south halves.
What is hemisphere; equator
terrestrial/gas giants
the effect of a location on a continent
continentality
high pressure leads to this kind of weather
clear skies and no rain
imaginary line dividing east from west
Prime Meridian
physical and human
the two types of regional maps
space debris made up of rock and iron, space debris that burns up and dies, space debris that collides with earth
meteoroids, meteor, meteorite
cold air comes from the North and meets hot air from the South in which hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
scale for measuring the wind speed and damage of a tornado
the enhanced Fujita scale
Lines that run parallel to equator; lines that run from pole to pole and mark the east and west positions of the hemisphere.
latitude/longitude
specific location of a place, including its physical setting; the geographic position of a place in relation to other places or features of a larger region
site/situation
70% of Earth
hydrosphere (made of water)
when the polar region is tilted away from the sun
polar night
powerful storm system with a large, low pressure center
hurricane
climate, linguistic/language, flow lines
types of thematic maps
Three types of regions
formal, functional, perceptual.
the other 30%
lithosphere (land mass)
tropical climates with 2 seasons: rainy and dry
low zone of latitude
orographic effect (rain shadow effect)
mountain barriers