Basics
What is geography?
The study of Earth, its places, people, and environments.
What are two types of location?
Absolute and relative
Which imaginary lines run east and west around Earth?
Lines of latitude
Name the five themes of geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region.
Is a mountain a physical or human feature?
Physical feature
What are the two main types of geography?
Physical geography and human geography.
Which type of location gives an exact position on Earth?
Absolute location
Which imaginary lines run north and south from pole to pole?
Lines of longitude
Which theme answers the question, “Where is it?”
Location
What do we call a natural feature of Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain?
A landform
Which type of geography studies mountains, rivers, climate, and landforms?
Physical geography
“The library is across the street from the school” is what type of location?
Relative location
What is the name of the 0° latitude line?
The Equator
Which theme describes what an area is like?
Place
What landform is a large, mostly flat area of land?
A plain
Which type of geography studies people, cultures, cities, and populations?
Human geography
What two measurements can be used to give an absolute location?
Latitude and longitude
What is the name of the 0° longitude line?
The Prime Meridian
Which theme looks at how people, goods, and ideas travel?
Movement
What landform is high, flat land that rises above the surrounding area?
A plateau
A geographer studying why people build cities near rivers is studying what TWO types of geography together?
Physical and human geography
“40° N, 90° W” is an example of what type of location?
Absolute location
If a location is 30° S, 120° E, which two hemispheres is it in?
Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
Building a dam to control a river is an example of which theme?
Human-enviornment interaction
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the usual weather pattern of an area over a long period.