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Vocabulary
Main Ideas
Geographic Thinking
Maps
Essential Questions
100
Washington D.C. is 39 degrees North and 77 degrees West,
Absolute Location
100
What are Geographic Information Systems?
They create maps and analyze patterns using many different layers of data.
100
What is "spatial thinking"?
A way of thinking about the space on the Earth's surface by implementing the Themes of Geography.
100
What is a cartographer?
A person who makes maps.
100
On a Mercator map projection, Greenland looks larger than South America, how could this affect a person's understanding of land areas?
Possible answer: People may think that Greenland is larger than it actually is due to distortion.
200
To reduce distortion, mapmakers use this...
Projections
200
Why is construction of a highway an example of human-environment interaction?
This is an example of how humans "affect" the environment".
200
What are the Five Themes of Geography?
Location, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place.
200
Why are Canada's cities located where they are?
Possible answers: Migration from U.S., located near Great Lakes.
200
A geographer wants to show where economic activities are located. What kind of map would they use?
Point Symbol Map
300
Elevation is the height of a physical feature above sea level. What is the change in elevation called?
Relief
300
How do physical maps show elevation?
By the use of color and a key.
300
Is a map of the World a large scale or small scale map?
A small scale because it covers a large area with very little detail.
300
How does the relative location of Mexico's cities relate to Canada's cities?
Possible answers: Mexico's located near coast line not the border of U.S.
300
An explorer is the first to map a region. What kind of map would they create?
Physical map containing physical features of the region.
400
A group of places with common traits is called what?
Region
400
What type of thematic map would a cartographer use to show different types of agriculture in Africa?
The point-symbol map.
400
How does physical process affect region?
Regions share physical processes such as climate.
400
What are the 5 most common map projections?
Azimuthal, Mercator, Homolosine, Robinson, Winkel Tripel.
400
What theme does recycling relate to?
Human-Environment Interaction
500
Latitude lines run ______ and _______. Longitude lines run ________ and ____________.
Latitude - East and West Longitude - North and South
500
What are the traits of a region?
Trade, culture and other humanistic features.
500
How would you describe New York using the five themes of geography?
See answers....Must use 5 themes and relevant characteristics of NY.
500
A road map is an example of what map scale?
Large scale
500
What Region would Florida be located in?
Possible Answers: South East U.S., Eastern U.S, East Coastal Region.