Basic Geography
The study of Earth and its people is called
geography
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
Which ocean is off the coast of California
Pacific Ocean
What does spatial mean?
how things are arranged relative to each other
Physical geography is the study of
natural features on the surface of Earth
What does relative location of a place tell you?
where a place is compared to another place
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
a global grid
Which ocean is off the coast of South Carolina?
Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
climate
Which of the following is an example of human geography?
a city is built near a large river
How much of Earth's surface is covered by ocean water?
about 70%
What does an economic activity map of a country show?
how its people make a living
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
North America and South America
What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?
natural resources
Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?
landforms
What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from another
a region
What does a map's scale compare?
distance on a map with distance on Earth
Which ocean is located between Africa and Australia?
Indian Ocean
What is human geography?
branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by Earth's
In order to find the population density of a place, you divide the total number of people living there by the
total land area
Name the 5 themes of geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, movement, region
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
from the North Pole to the South Pole
Which ocean is located near Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
branch of geography dealing with the natural features of Earth
A body of water that cuts deeply into the shoreline and is surrounded by the land on three side is
gulf