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What are thematic maps and what do they show?
Thematic maps show the spatial distribution of specific aspects of the land such as flora, climate, economic activity, transport, social and political aspects.
Draw the Austrian flag
what is....
The two types of maps are general and topographic.
What is false. They are general and thematic.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
What is Bern?
What does GPS stand for? And what is it used for?
What is...
The Global Positioning System. It is a type of technology that allows us to know the exact location of any place.
Is Australia considered an island? Why or why not?
An island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can't be an island because it's already a continent.
What are City Plans?
City plans are representations of very small spaces.
Draw the German flag
What is...
Geographers divide the world into two regions based on latitude and longitude
What is false.
What is the capital city of Andorra?
What is Andorra la Vella?
List 4 examples of natural landscapes.
What is...
Relief, river, seas, lakes, natural vegetation, wild animals.
What is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator called?
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
What is Regional geography?
It is the study of the natural or artificial units modified by humans and relates them to all their physical and human elements.
It studies continents, countries, supranational units (such as the EU) and smaller territories, such as autonomous regions, counties and municipalities.
Draw the Chinese flag.
What is...
Showing the round Earth on flat maps will distort some details.
What is true.
What is the capital of Poland?
What is Warsaw?
List 3 examples of humanised landscape.
What is..
crops, towns, cities, transportation routes, industries, historical heritage
Name the highest waterfall in the world and what country it is located in.
What is Angel Falls, in Venezuela.
What is the objective of remote sensing?
The objective is to capture images and information from the Earth without making contact with the surface of the planet. It includes aerial photographs and satellite images.
Draw the Canadian flag.
What is...
Advanced technology makes it possible for satellites to take photographs of the Earth at increasingly low resolutions.
What is false.
What is the capital city of Latvia?
What is Riga?
What are the main types of map projections?
What are cylindrical, conical and flat.
Which country has the largest coastline?
What is Canada?
Explain what a scale on a map is used for.
What is...
The proportion between what is represented on a map and reality. It is essential to use a scale in order to create a map.
Draw the Grecian flag.
What is...
Previous generations and cultures have left a profound mark on the landscape by deforesting certain areas, introducing new animal and plant species, constructing buildings and dividing up land.
What is true. (Historical human activity)
What is the capital of Estonia?
what is Tallinn?
What does GIT stand for? And what is it used for?
What is...
Geographic information technology. They help us analyse any observable aspects of territories that require spatial representation. They are used for: geography, the environment, planning, economics, tourism, etc.
Which is the biggest state in the United States?
What is Alaska?