Geography Basics
The study of the Earth and its people.
What is Geography?
North, South, East, West, Northeast,Southeast, Southwest, Northwest are what?
What are the cardinal directions?
What are the two types of location?
Absolute and Relative
A map that shows the natural features of an area or place
What is a physical map?
Location, place, movement, region, Human-environment interaction are ....
What are the 5 themes of Geography?
What is latitude and longitude measured in?
What is a region?
Region is a group of places that share physical characteristics, human characteristics, or both.
A map that shows the overal distribution of the population within a particular area or region.
What is a population map?
A person who makes maps is called
What is a cartographer?
Vertical imaginary lines that tell the location east and west of the Prime Meridian.
What is longitude?
Recycling, Agriculture, Construction, Pollution, Walking, Biking,
A map that shows the borders of regions, countries, states and cities of a place
What is a political map?
What are three types of maps?
Physical, Political & Population Maps
The compass needle always points in which direction?
North
What are all five themes of Geography?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
What is the name of the imaginary line that is at 00 longitude?
What is the equator?
What are some differences between a map and a globe?
1. Maps are 2D (except for relief map), Globes are 3D
2. Maps are flat
3. Globes show the world on a sphere that rotates on an axis
Horizontal imaginary lines that tell the location north and south of the equator.
What is latitude?
Why is important for Geographers to know and understand the five themes of geography?
To help better understand the Earth/Environment around us.
What is the name of the imaginary line that is at 00 latitude?
What is the prime meridian?