Time
Time
Geography 1
Geography 2
Geography 3
100
How many years were there between when the Romans invaded Britain and when Columbus discovered America?
1547
100
What is the oldest time?
A.D. 300
100 B.C.E.
100 B.C.E.
100
Are these push or pull factors?
A new restaurant opens up --
Crime rate increases in a city --
School has a football team that wins the state championship every year --
Pull
Push
Pull
100
Region is one of the 5 geography themes. What are the 3 main types of regions?
What type of region is "the Atlanta Area"?
Formal, Functional, Perceptual
the Atlanta Area is a functional region because it has a central place and surrounding areas
100
What is a map?
What are the advantages of a map?
What types of features does a map have to help you understand it?
flat representation of the earth's surface;
advantages: allows one to measure distance, see the world at a glance
Title, Symbols, Legend, Compass Rose, Scale, Labels, Colors, lines of Latitude and Longitude
200
What does A.D. mean?
Anno Domini, which is Latin for "In the year of the Lord"
200
Put these times in order from oldest to most recent:
50 B.C.E., 200 A.D., 50 A.D., 100 A.D., 50 B.C.
50 B.C.E., 50 B.C., A.D 50, 100 A.D., 200 A.D.
50 B.C.E and 50 B.C. are the same date
200
What is "Place" in the 5 themes of georgraphy?
Refers to the human and physical characteristics of a place, such as size, shape, climate, physical features, people
200
Where is the Tropic of Cancer
Northern hemispher,e north of the equator
200
What are lines of lattitude?
Which direction do lines of lattitude go?
Imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator.
300
How many years difference between 325 B.C. and 179 B.C.?
146 years
300
Which century is the year 1492 A.D. in?
15th century
a century is 100 years
1301 would be the first year
1400 would be the last year
so it's the 14th century
300
What measurements are latitude and longitude measured in?
Degrees, minutes and seconds of a point north or south of the equator (latitude) or east or west of the prime meridian (longitude).
300
What is zero degrees latitude?
Equator
300
______ Location is the definitive location of a place using a recognized coordinate system.
Absolute
400
What is the range of years in the 8th century?
Give one year as an example?
year 701 thru year 800
725
400
What century is 800 A.D. in?
8th century
9th century starts at year 801 A.C. and ends at 900 A.D.
400
What are the large landmasses called on the earth?
How many large landmasses are there?
Name the large landmasses?
What are the largest and smallest landmasses?
Continents
7
ANASAEA (NASA with an "A" in front and "EA" at the end) Africa, North America, Asia, South America, Anartica, Europe, Australia
Asia, Australia
400
What are the imaginery vertical lines that circle the earth?
Longitude
400
What are the 3 types of maps and name the purpose of each?
Political map - shows features people created; cities, states, provinces, states, country boundaries
Physical map - shows landforms, bodies of water, elevation, mountains, flat surfaces
Thematic map - shows information about a place or region. Climate, historical events, population
500
How many years between 5000 B.C. and 1000 A.D.?
5000 B.C. is 5000 years less than 0
1000 A.D. is 1000 greater than 0
So add the two numbers: 5000 + 1000 = 6000 years between the two numbers
500
List a year in the 17th century.
Any year between 1601 and 1700 is correct.
500
What is the place or destination on the planet with its relationship to another place or nearby landmarks called?
Relative Location
500
What are the 5 themes of geography
1) Place, Location, Time, Region, Movement
2) Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
3) Duration, Location, Place, Time, Region
4) Duration, Location, Movement, Place Region
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
500
What is the exact location of the green triangle?
60 degrees N, 120 degrees E