Vocabulary
What is geography?
The study of Earth and its people, places, and environments
When I look out my window, what do I see?
landscape
Globes are shaped like _________.
Earth
What shows north, south, east, west?
Compass Rose
What class is this?
7A Geography
What does spatial mean?
"taking up space"
Earth is filled with what two features?
physical and human features
Maps distort what the Earth looks like. What does distort mean?
"bend or twist"
What type of map displays the kinds of plants that grow in different areas?
Thematic maps
How old is teacher Matt?
45
What is the Equator?
latitude line that runs around the middle of the Earth.
What is absolute location?
the exact location
What shows major physical and political features?
Globes
What map shows elevation?
physical
What is GIS?
Geographic Information System
What is climate?
average weather in an area over a long period of time.
The starting point for measuring longitude is the ______.
Prime Meridian
What shows land masses, bodies of water, and countries of the world?
Globe
How is a round Earth shown on a flat map?
Map projection
What is GPS?
Global Positioning System
What is longitude and latitude?
latitude - lines on a map that run east to west
longitude - lines on a map that runs north to south.
What are the five themes of geography?
location, place, region, humans interaction with the environment, and movement.
What is are the two hemispheres?
North and South
What are the four common features on maps?
Title, Key, Scale bar, and Compass Rose
Who is the best homeroom teacher?
Teacher Fai