Boundaries
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is an example of what kind of boundary
What is a physical boundary
The names given to the imaginary lines running north/south and east/west
What is latitude and longitude
Cartography is the study of what
What is the study of maps
Describe "region"
What is a unit of space characterized by political or human forces or natural landforms
Continents in the western hemisphere
What is North and South America?
The Rio Grande River in southwest US is what types of boundaries
What are natural and formal boundaries
The Prime Meridian is at what degree?
What is zero degree?
Geographers use maps for what types of applications
Geographers use maps to study all types of data, for example:
A boundary defined by political or governmental attributes
What is a formal region
The name of the two tropics extending north and south of the equator
Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
This type of boundary has a huge influence on political boundaries
What are physical boundaries, such as rivers, mountains and large lakes
The more formal name of the 180 degree meridian
What is the International Date Line?
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) are used in what ways
GIS are used to collect and redistribute data over a wide variety of subject matter such as agriculture, healthcare, population, physical terrain and many more ways
A region that can include formal boundaries but are mainly defined by physical characteristics such as rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.
What is a physical region
There are how many degrees in the graticule system
360
A formal or political boundary or region
What is a country or state determined by a government or political body
The latitude that runs around the center of the earth
What is the equator
An example of GPS (Geographical Positioning System) is used for what
What is navigation, location, surveying, agriculture, mapping, emergency response, locating pets, transportation, aviation, law enforcement, tracking , drones, environmental monitoring, financial services, fishing, fleet management, geocaching, emergency roadside support, child monitoring, exercise monitoring, finding treasure, etc.
A delivery route or area would be considered what type of region
What is a functional region
The difference between relative and absolute location
What is general location according to surroundings and what is precise location according to longitudinal and latitudinal degrees
The two primary graticule lines
What is the equator and prime meridian
Continents in the eastern hemisphere
Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa
A world map is divided into how many time zones
What is 24
The Pacific Northwest or the Olympic Peninsula is loosely defined by people's perceptions and is called what
What is a vernacular region
The tilt of the earth's axis is how many degrees
What is 23.5 degrees