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Thinking like a Geographer
Themes of Geography
The Earth in Space
Landforms and Water Resources
Map Skills
100
The study of Earth and its people
What is Geography
100
Describes the characteristics of a location that makes if unique or different
What is Theme of Place
100
The path each planet takes around the sun
What is Orbit
100
Approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface is land
What is 30%
100
Measures degrees north and south of the Equator
What is Latitude
200
A period of 1,000 years
What is Millennium
200
Refers to areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics, such as land, natural resources, or population
What is Theme of Regions
200
Day of the year when the day and night are equal in both hemispheres
What is an Equinox
200
NAme the second step in the water cycle
What is Percipitation
200
Type of map the shows countries and capitals
What is a Political Map
300
History is grouped into how many periods?
What is Four
300
The position of a place on the Earth's surface
What is Theme of Location
300
Day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere
What is Winter Solstice
300
These are found off the coast of every continent and extend several miles underwater
What is a Continental Shelf
300
These are also known as Special Purpose Maps
What is Thematic
400
System that uses radio signals to determine the exact location of places on Earth
What is Global Positioning System (GPS)
400
Explains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place
What is Theme of Movement
400
The low latitude areas lie between the Equator and these two areas
What is the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
400
People settle where they can what?
What is Get freshwater, grow crops, and raise animals
400
Isolines are used to measure elevation on this type of map
What is a Contour Map
500
Name the two types of Geography
What is Human and Physical Geography
500
Decribes how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them
What is Theme of Human Environmental Interaction
500
Name the four inner planets
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
500
The world's largest trench is the _________ Trench and is located in the ________ Ocean
What is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean
500
The windward side of a mountain receives cool, moist air and
What is Rain