Vocab/Definitions
HALF of a round, three dimensional shape
(Half of Earth)
What is Hemisphere.
a Cartogram poster that provide information about the population
What is the World's Population Map
Human Features vs Physical Features
Human Feature - refers to changes by humans on earth
Physical Feature- refers to natural changes on the earth.
List the 4 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian & Artic Ocean
List the 7 Continents
Imaginary line that extend north and south around the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is Longitude
show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities.
What is the Political Map
Equator vs Prime Meridian
Equator- divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian- divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
List the 4 parts of the map
Title, Key, Scale Bar, Compass Ross
Designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area.
The World's Road Map
The study of earth, people, places and environments
What is Geography
shows the distribution of factors that influence climate
what is the World's Climate Map
Urbanization vs Globalization
Urbanization- the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities.
Globalization- the spread of products, investment and technology across national borders and culture
Study how places change over time. They try to understand what impact those changes have.
Geographers
List the 5 Themes of Geography
Location, Human/Environment Interaction, Place, Region, Movement.
An imaginary line around the MIDDLE OF THE EARTH that separates the planet into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
What is Equator
Show the physical locations of landmarks or markers
what is the World's Physical Map
Immigration vs Emigrate
Immigration: The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
Emigrate: The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another
List the 8 Traits of Geography
Language, History, Daily Life, Economy, Arts, Geography, Religion, Government.
The factors culture groups can be based on. (4)
Economy, Language, Religion, Arts & Science.
An imaginary line that extend east to west around the Earth, parallel (side ways) to the Equator.
What is Latitude
a strategy for identifying and analyzing the programs, people, services, and other resources that currently exist
what is the World's Resource Map
Longitude vs Latitude
Longitude- (vertical) lines run from north to south, but these lines measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Latitude- (Horizontal) lines run east to west and measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees
Relative Location vs Absolute Location
Relative location- describe the location of a place by explaining what is near.
Absolute location- is the exact location of a place.
The feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to actual distances on Earth.
Scale Bar / Map Scale