Thinking Like a Geographer
What is the study of Earth & its peoples, places, & things called?
Geography
What a location is like is called a what? It includes both human and physical qualities.
Place
This is the exact spot at which a place is found on Earth.
Absolute Location
We use this to measure distance on a map
Scale Bar
This general purpose map shows the natural world.
Physical Map
What skill for thinking like a geographer helps you to answer your geographic questions?
Acquiring Geographic Information
What is a group of places callled with shared physical or human characteristics?
Region
This is a place's location in relation to other places.
Relative Location
This part of a map shows direction -
Compass Rose
This is a map created in our mind to help us navigate the world.
Mental Map
What skill for thinking like a geographer helps us apply the information we've found to solve our question?
Answering Geographic Questions
The International Date Line
What do we use to answer the question of "Where a Location is?"
Longitude & Latitude
What do we use to convert the round Earth to a flat map?
A Map Projection
This kind of technology provides info. about the locations & interactions of physical & human features.
Geospatial Technology
What are characteristics that are specific to a place, like a physical setting?
Site
What offers a lot of varied information about different places & regions? Often much more detailed and used as a way to picture the world.
Maps
This tells us what kind of information a map is presenting.
This projection is the most accurate at the equator & is useful for navigation on the sea by ships or in the air by airplanes.
Mercator Projection
What is an example of Geospatial Technology?
Maps on Smartphones/ GPS in Cars/ Electronic Maps/ Etc
What is the geographic position of a place in relation to other places or features?
Situation
What is an example of a "Physical Characteristic" & a "Human Characteristic"
Mountians/Rivers/Deserts/Etc.
Language/Religion/Population/Etc.
This explains what different symbols/colors/ & lines on the map mean.
Key
This general purpose maps show political divisions & boundaries
Political Map
What technology do we use to determine exact or absolute location of something on Earth
GPS (Global Positioning System)