Tools
Places
Sciences
Lists
Other
100

They show the world as it really is - just smaller

Globes

100

A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

Region

100

The study of water on Earth

Hydrology

100

Five major ideas used to organize the study of Geography

Themes

100

Your street address describes this kind of Location

Absolute Location

200

Showing the round Earth on these flat tools distorts some details

Maps

200

All of the features that make a place unique

Landscapes

200

The study of weather and its causes

Meteorology

200

Six important ideas that people use to organize their study of geography

Essential Elements

200

What type of Geographer would study economics and politics

Human Geographer

300

The science of making maps

Cartography

300

A town or community is what Level of Geography?

Local

300

The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

Geography

300

A list of 18 basic ideas that everybody should understand about geography

National Geography Standards

300

The two main branches of Geography

Physical and Human Geography

400

Name three tools geographers use

Globes, Maps, Satellites (Images), Tape Recorders, Notebooks

400

The three levels of Geography used to look at the world

Local, Regional, Global

400

Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features

Physical Geography

400
"Uses of Geography" is on this list used to organize geography

Essential Elements

400

A field or science that studies people. It includes Human Geography.

Social Science

500

Two basic types of satellite images

True Color and Infrared

500

This Level of Geography looks at relationships between people who are far apart.

Global

500

Branch of Geography that studies the world's people, communities, and landscapes

Human Geography

500

This Theme of Geography describes features that make a site unique

Place

500

A Social Science is a field that studies people and their _______ .

Relationships