Definitions Part 1
What does Geography mean?
Geography means the study of earth & it's people
What is the definition of Location from the 5 themes of geography?
Location- its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude
EX: 1600 Pennsylvanian Washington DC
Is Latitude Horizontal or Vertical
What is Horizontal
The word hemisphere has a Greek origin & means....
Half of a sphere
What is the definition of Coastal region?
A coastline is defined as the line where land and water surfaces meet (border each other)
What is the definition for place from the 5 themes of geography?
Place- What is it like, what is there, the people land forms.
Is Longitude Horizontal or Vertical?
What is Vertical
The _______ is an imaginary line that divides the globe into northern & southern hemispheres.
What is an Equator
What is the definition of Landlocked?
Landlocked- Landlocked means no access to major bodies of water.
What is the definition of region from the 5 themes of geography?
Region- A region is a geographical area like northeast south west.
What is a Physical map?
Physical map-Physical maps show the major physical features of a region, including mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, deserts, and plains. The different colors often represent different elevations of land, mountains are brown, bodies of water are blue, and political features are usually distinguished by lines and lettering.
The _______ ______ is an imaginary line that divides the globe into western & eastern hemispheres
What is Prime Meridian?
What does development mean?
Development - Development in this instance means the process of change from one condition to another, getting bigger better & more advanced.
What is the definition of Movement from the 5 themes of geography?
Movement- the travel of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another.
What is a Thematic map?
Thematic map- Thematic maps display patterns or distributions such as climate, population, and transportation.The key to understanding the colors and other symbols are in the map key, or legend. The map legend/key defines features on a map. It displays the symbol followed by a text description of what that symbol represents.
To remember North, south west & east what is one way to remember it by using a phrase
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location
Place
HEI
Movement
Region
What is the definition of HEI from the 5 themes of geography?
HEI- HEI stands for Human environmental interaction so let's say building parks bridges (etc)
What is a political map?
A political map shows legal, jurisdictional, political, or administrative boundaries. These can be national country borders or sub-national lines such as counties, states, provinces, cities, or wards. Political maps are frequently used to depict Census data and election results.
Latitude & Longitude lines are describe the _________ of places around the World
What is absolute location