5 Themes of Geography
Geography Basics
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
100
The Midwest is an example of ___.
region
100
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
2D vs. 3D
100
A ___ is someone who makes maps
cartographer
100
The heliocentric model places what at the middle of our solar system?
The sun
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather - short term, day to day
Climate - long term trends
200
What are the 2 types of location?
Relative and Absolute
200
This map projection looks like a peeled orange.
Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area Projection
200
There are four different map projections, name two of them.
Mercator
Winkl Tripl
Goode's
Robinson
200
The geocentric model places what at the middle of our universe?
The Earth
200
Earth completes one revolution around the___ every ___ days.
sun, 365.25
300
Give me an example of movement in terms of ideas.
Answers will vary (religion, trends, etc.)
300
This is the idea that the shortest path between two points is a curve.
The Great Circle Route
300
This type of map shows water features, landforms and elevation
Physical Map
300
This is the name of Earth's supercontinent where all of our landmasses were joined together.
Pangea
300
This natural process keeps the Earth warm.
The Greenhouse Effect
400
The two characteristics of place are ___ and ___.
physical, human
400
This part of a map shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances.
Scale
400
This type of map shows boundaries and places like states, countries, cities, etc.
Political Map
400
These 3 "-spheres" make up the Earth's biosphere.
Hydrosphere - the Earth’s water
Lithosphere - the Earth’s land
Atmosphere - the Earth’s air
400
On 6/21 and 12/21 we experience a(n) ___.
solstice
500
These are the 3 ways humans depend on their environment (HEI)...
depend, adapt, modify
500
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning Systems
500
This is an example of what type of map?
Thematic Map
500
These three processes cause Earth's erosion.
Water, wind and glaciers
500
On 3/21 and 9/21 we experience a(n) ___.
equinox