Vocabulary
Vocab 2
Map reading
5 themes
Advanced fun
100
The imaginary lines that run north and south on a globe
What is longitude
100
The imaginary lines that run east to west around a globe at 0°
What is lattitude
100
According to the slideshow, the first step to reading a map by latitude and longitude coordinates
What is locating a point
100
Geographers use a grid system of imaginary lines to find something's absolute _____. Or, use other places around an area to describe something's relative _____.
What is location?
100
The country would 30°S, 135°E would be on
What is Australia
200
Half of a sphere(globe)
What is a hemishere
200
The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on Earth
What is geography
200
According to the slideshow, The second step to reading a map by latitude and longitude coordinates.
What is finding the lattitude
200
An area of the earth's surface that is defined by shared characteristics
What is a region
200
Bloomington Indiana's approximate latitude and longitude
What is 39° N, 86.5° W
300
An imaginary line that runs north to south at 0°longitude
What is the prime meridian
300
The replica of earth which geographers use to study our land.
What is a globe
300
According to the slideshow what is the third step to reading a map by latitude and longitude coordinates
What is finding the longitude
300
The physical and cultural characteristics of a location that make it unique. For example, climate, landforms, and vegetation.
What is place
300
The location of 0°lattitude, 0°longitude.
What is the Gulf of Guinea
400
The imaginary line that runs east to west around a globe at 0° Latitude
What is the Equator
400
The planet that most geographers study and live on.
What is the earth
400
The order in which latitude and longitude coordinates are written
What is (Latitude, Longitude)
400
Geographers study this by looking at 3 different types of distance- linear, time, and physical.
What is Movement
400
What capital city is about 39°N 116°E?
What is Beijing, China
500
North, South, East, and West
What are cardinal directions
500
The study of the human society
What is Social studies
500
The system we use to find and or graph somethings absolute location
What is a geographic coordinate system
500
Human beings actively working to change their environments to make them a better place, but sometimes cause problems as well.
What is Human-Environmental interaction
500
The popular touristy city at 48°N, 2°E
What is Paris, France