Physical (natural) or Human Geography?
Vocabulary I
Slightly Techie Vocabulary
Vocabulary II: Maps
Misc.
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The Amazon River

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is physical geography?

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A chain of islands close to each other ________.

What is an archipelago?

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The study of the Earth


What is geography

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A spherical or ball shaped, model of the entire planet.

What is globe

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What are the biggest landforms called?


Continents

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The diamond mines of South Africa.

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is Human Geography?

(The diamond deposits were put there by Nature, but the mines were made by people.)


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Can be measured absolutely or relatively 

What is Location?

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A system that uses a network of earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute locations. 


What is global positioning system (GPS)

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What is another name for a map key?

Legend

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Most of us think of it as round, but it would be more accurate to call it a "bumpy spheroid" that is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

What is the Earth?

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Population of China

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is human geography?

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The summation of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere where life is found

What is the Biosphere?

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Used to measure temperature, latitude, and longitude

Degrees

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A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.

What is a compass rose

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Which is the SECOND largest continent?

Africa

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Climate

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is physical geography?

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an elevated landform like a mountain but is rounded instead of peaked.

What is a hill?

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0 degrees latitude line is called....

Equator

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A visual representation of an area or Earth.


What is a map

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What are the biggest bodies of water called?

Oceans

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The Nature-worship of prehistoric peoples.

Physical Geography or Human Geography?

What is human geography?

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Central and South America are connected by this narrow landform in Panama that is great for building canals.

What is an Isthmus?

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This serves as the base level for measuring elevation and depth on Earth (even though it is NOT the same level all around the planet).

What is sea level?

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This is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. It is at 0 degrees longitude.

What is the prime meridian

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What is the name for a person who makes maps?

What is a Cartographer?