Chapter 1
What is the Creation Mandate?
the unique calling of God to humankind to exercise dominion over the earth;
based on Genesis 1:26
What is Grid
a regular pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines
What is the Heliocentric theory?
sun-centered theory of the universe that was argued by Nicolas Copernicus; theory states that the earth revolved around the sun, not the sun around the earth
Longitude?
Up and down (Vertical)
How are mountains formed?
•Mountains can be created through a fold beneath the surface.
•Mountains can also be created by volcanoes depositing lava on the surface.
What is Culture?
a people’s way of life, including their political, economic, religious, lingual, social, intellectual, and artistic practices and beliefs
What is Geography?
the detailed study of the earth, especially its surface; this word comes from two roots meaning “earth” (geo-) and “written description” (-graphy)
Who is Hipparchus?
a Greek philosopher who developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on a map
Latitude?
Horizontal (Left and Right)
What is weathering?
the degenerative process that contributes to the breaking up and alteration of rock materials
What is the Great Commission?
the command that Christ gave to all of His followers to evangelize and disciple all the people groups of the earth (Matt. 28:18–20)
What are the five fundamental themes of Geography?
Location – either specific (absolute)
or relative to the surrounding environment
Place – physical and human characteristics
Interaction – both among people and between people and their environment
Movement – of people, goods, ideas, diseases, etc.
Region – defined by formal boundaries or functions
a Greek mathematician who became the first geographer; calculated the circumference
of the world
What is a cataclysm?
a violent upheaval or change in the earth’s crust, such as a flood
Where is it consistently warmest on the earth?
On the equator
What is environmentalism?
a view which is motivated by a concern to protect the natural environment, especially from harmful human activity
What are two ways to study geography?
Systematic – examines one branch of geography at a time
Regional – examines one region of the world at a time
Who is Ptolemy?
the most famous Roman geographer who promoted the idea that the earth is the center
of the universe
What are all the continents?
North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, Asia
What is the water cycle on the earth?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
What is multiculturalism?
a view that says that all cultures are equally good and that each culture has its own truths and values that those in other cultures must always accept as valid
What are the two branches of geography?
Physical – the study of the earth and its resources
Human – the study of man as he lives on the earth
What is the geocentric theory?
earth-centered theory promoted by Ptolemy which states that the sun, stars, and planets revolve around the earth
What is mantle and crust? Which is the outer layer? What is at the center?
The outer layer is the crust.
Beneath the crust is the mantle.
Beneath the mantle is the liquid outer core and solid inner core.
Climate
is the typical weather in a region over a long period of time.