Geography
What is geography the study of?
Sitting at 0 degrees latitude, this imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
What major map feature explains what the different symbols on a map mean.
Map Key (or Legend)
This type of map focuses on human-made boundaries such as state lines and national borders.
Political Map
What continent do we live in?
North America
Which type of geography focuses on landforms, bodies of water, climate, and soil?
Physical Geography
Sitting at 0 degrees longitude, this line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
This directional tool displays the cardinal directions: North at the top, South at the bottom, East on the right, and West on the left.
Compass
This type of map illustrates natural landforms and features like mountains, rivers, and deserts.
Physical Map
What country do we live in?
North America
Which type of geography studies Earth's people, including their ways of life, beliefs, and customs?
Human Geography
This type of location is exact and uses coordinates.
Absolute Location
What is usually located at the top of a map that tells you what the map is about?
Title
This type of map focuses on specialized information like climate zones, natural resources, or population density.
Thematic Map
How many continents and oceans are there on Earth?
7 continents and 5 oceans
The way people, products, information, and ideas move from one place to another.
This type of location is roughly or relative to other places.
Relative location
This element shows how distances on a map relate to actual real-world distances.
Scale
If you want to locate the Rocky Mountains, the Amazon River, or the Sahara Desert, this is the best type of map to use
Physical Map
What two continents are highlighted on this map?
Africa and Asia
"Region" and "Place" are both themes of geography, what is the difference between them? (You can give examples of both)
Place: Physical & human characteristics of a location.
Physical Ex.-Land, Climate, Wildlife
Human Ex.-Languages, Beliefs, Population
Region: Area defined by similar characteristics.
Formal Regions-official boundaries like state/country borders.
Functional Regions-school districts, new stations.
Vernacular Regions-how people see an area like "North Eastern States"
Draw and label a line of latitude and a line of longitude
Vertical = Longitude
Horizontal = Latitude
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
A map is 2D and can show many different locations and themes.
A globe is 3D and represents Earth in it's real form.
If you wanted to map out favorite color by state, what type of map would be best to use
Thematic Map
What 2 oceans are highlighted on this map?
Southern and Arctic oceans