Mapping Skills
What is a legend used for?
To indicate what symbols and colours on a map mean.
What is an example of Human geography?
Culture, economics, transportation, construction
What is one type of landform?
Plains, Valleys, Plateaus, Desserts, Hills
Will the Earth ever stop changing?
NO!
Creating new land in large bodies of water is called...
What is a scale used for on a map?
The indicate the distance from one place to another on a map.
What is an example of Physical geography?
Landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils
How can mountains be created?
By the colliding of plates pushing upwards.
True or False. Landforms include human made features.
False!
These moving plates can collide and/or rub together which results in landform creation or changes
Tectonic Forces
What are the horizontal lines that divide up our Earth called?
Latitude
What is Human Geography?
How humans affect and influence the Earth's surface.
How are Valleys formed?
By long time erosion
What is the capital city of Manitoba?
Winnipeg
What does "weathering" do?
Breaks down rocks, soil, and minerals into smaller parts
What are the vertical lines called that divide our Earth?
Longitide
What is Physical geography?
Physical geography is the science of geography. It deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment.
What is one NATURAL FACTOR that can allow for landforms to change?
Erosion, Weathering, Deposition, Glaciation, Tectonic Forces.
Who created the theory called "The Continental Drift"
Alfred Wegener
The process of eroded soil and rock being transported by wind, water, ice or gravity, and deposited in their new location is called...
Deposition
What divides up the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
The Equator
Humans are not the only ones that shape up our world. What else helps shape it?
Wind, rain and other elements.
What is one HUMAN FACTOR that causes landforms to change?
Mining, Land Reclamation
What are the 7 Continents?
1) Asia
2) Africa
3) Australia
4) North America
5) South America
6) Antartica
7) Europe
What happens during Glaciation?
Landforms become covered by glaciers or sheets of ice. As glaciers move they change the land beneath them.