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HARD we didn't learn this but I'm feeling brave.
100

Geography is the study of...

...the locations on Earth and how they relate to each other.

100

"I'm going to the gas station near Walnut St."

Is this absolute or relative location?

relative

100

A table of symbols used on a map is called the...

...key/legend

100

This is the name of a 3D, round map

Globe

100

Does latitude go North to South or East to West?

North to South

200

What questions do geographers ask?

Where?

Why there?

Why is this issue important?

200

P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia

Is this absolute or relative location?

absolute

200

What are the intermediate directions?

NE, SE, NW, SW

200

This type of map shows large areas going east and west

Conical projection

200

What does a political map show?

state and country boarders
300

What type of geography studies how humans interact with the environment?

Human geography

300

What is absolute location?

Define & give an example.

The exact location of something
300

Uses the sun and stars to help find your location on Earth

Astrolabe and sextant

300

This tool was invented to help people navigate and find their absolute location.

GPS (Global Positioning System)

300

What type of map shows population?

A) Physical map

B) Political map

C) Special purpose map

C) special purpose map

400

True or false: Physical geographers look at how physical features affect humans

True!

400

True or false: coordinates or an address are types or relative location

False

400

What tool shows the relationship between the size of an area on a map & the actual size of the same area on the Earth's surface?

Scale

400

True or false: A physical map shows elevation and terrain

true

400

What type of job does a cartographer have?
A) study human geography

B) make maps

C) takes pictures of Earth

B) makes maps

500

What are at least 2 ways we can use geography to plan for the future?

Answers may vary.

500
Which type of location would best help someone find you if you were lost?

Absolute location

500

What type of map is best for navigators and shows directions accurately?

Flat-plane projection

500

What imaginary lines go around the globe to help us find absolute location?

latitude and longitude

500

What do we call the 4 sections of Earth when we split it up into North and South, East and West?

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere