Location
What is the study of the Earth, its people, places, and environment called?
geography
What are materials that can be used to produce crops or other products?
resources
What is the shape and nature of the land?
landform
What map feature represents north, south, east, and west?
compass rose
What shows the relationship between distances on the map and on the Earth?
scale
What are the lines that run East to West?
latitude
What are the lines that run North to South?
longitude
What part of geography looks at how people, products, and ideas move from one place to another?
movement
What is the average weather in a place over a long period of time called?
climate
What is half of the Earth called and what are the names of each?
hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
What type of map shows state boundaries and capitals?
political map
Which map would be best o show the location of your neighborhood --- a large-scale map or a small-scale map?
large-scale map
What does an elevation map show?
An elevation map shows how much above or below sea level a feature is.
Which is a more accurate representation of the Earth --- a map or globe AND why?
A globe is more like Earth, because they are both spheres.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Place, Location, Region, Human-Environmental Interaction, Movement
Which theme of geography shows the unique locations on Earth that are defined by both physical and human characteristics?
place
Name 2 ways that the environment affects humans.
rich soil is good for farmland
mountains full of coal
floods or droughts
natural disasters
On the chalkboard, draw the Earth and label the equator and hemispheres.
0 degrees latitude Equator
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
On the chalkboard, draw the Earth and label the Prime Meridian and the hemispheres.
0 degrees longitude Prime Meridian
Western HemisphereEastern Hemisphere
What is 1 way humans affect the environment?
Blast tunnels through mountains.
Drain swamps to make farmland.
Pollute air with car exhausts.
What it the difference between a large-scale map and a small-scale map?
Large-scale map focuses on smaller areas.
Small-scale map shows a relatively large area.
What is a physical map? What are 2 examples of a physical map?
natural features
mountains, rivers, lakes, valleys
What is a political map? What are 2 examples of what a political map shows?
human-made features
countries, states, cities, counties
What is a thematic map? What are 2 examples of a thematic map?
specialized information
vegetation
land use
Explain 3 ways life would be different if there was no more GPS.
Could not make a map of areas in a state most likely to suffer damage from earthquakes.
Could not study the paths of hurricanes.
Could not send out radio signals.
Could not display accurate time on phone or clocks.