Vocabulary
The equator divides Earth into "half spheres" also known as
hemispheres
True/False: Mastering the tools and technology used for studying geography can also help us in our daily lives.
True
What map type shows land and water features?
Physical Maps
The Movement of people from one place to another place is called _____
Migration
____ is the amount of something that a consumer wants to buy.
Demand
What lines circle the Earth parallel to the equator measuring North or South
Latitude Lines
Geography helps us understand the relationships among people, _____ and _______.
Places and Environments
What map shows the names and borders of countries?
Political Maps
_____ is a set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by members of a group.
Culture
____is the amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell.
Supply
What lines circle pole to pole? (east or west)
Lines of longitude
When geographers study places and regions, they analyze how physical systems such as ____, ____,____ shape the Earth's surface.
hurricanes, volcanoes, and glaciers
These maps usually show patterns such as Climate, natural resources, or population.
Special Purpose maps
True/False: Populations can change locations.
True
True/False: A traditional economy is based on the individual and each person makes choices about what to make, sell or buy.
False
A traditional economy is based on custom.
What is a measuring line that tells you distances represented on the map?
Scale
When geographers are studying a certain place, they first take a look at where the place is ______.
Located
What is an example of a Special purpose Map?
a) A Road Map
b) an Atlas
c) General Purpose Maps
a) A Road Map
Geographers study: choose ALL that apply...
a) population and culture
b) movement of people and ideas
c) movement of goods
all of the above
Rising prices are a sign of ____
Inflation
What are cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
What are the five themes of Geography?
Location, Place, Human-environment interaction, Movement, and Regions.
The map _____ is a measuring line that tells you the distances represented on a map.
True/False: In cultural diffusion, each group shares a part of its culture and sometimes a completely new culture is formed.
True
____ are goods shipped out of a country and sold everywhere else. _____ are the goods and services that a country buys from other countries.
Exports and Imports.