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What is the 1st theme of Geography?
Location
What is the first tool Geographers use?
Maps
How many days does it take the Earth to complete a full revolution around the Sun?
365 1/4 days
What is the definition of Axis?
An imaginary line around which a planet turns.
What is the definition of Inquiry?
The act of seeking out information.
What is the 2nd theme of Geography?
Place
What is 2nd tool that Geographers use?
Satellite Imagery
How does the Equator affect the various regions of the Earth?
It affects temperature. Areas closer to it are warmer and areas further away are colder.
What is the definition of Latitude?
Imaginary lines that circle the globe east to west.
What is the definition of Longitude?
Imaginary lines that circle the globe north to south.
What is the 4th theme of Geography?
Movement
What is the 3rd tool that Geographers use?
Aerial Photographs
Give an example on how humans have adapted over time.
Technology, Medicine, Transportation, etc.
What is the definition of rotation?
The spinning motion of the Earth, like a top on its axis.
What is definition of Equator?
A latitude line that circles the Earth exactly halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
What is the 3rd theme of Geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
What is the 4th tool that Geographers use?
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
What 2 features goes with place? Give an example for both.
Physical (Landforms, vegetation, climate, bodies of water).
Human (culture, migration patterns and patterns of population).
What is the definition of Orbit?
A repeating path that one object in space take around another.
What is the definition of Revolution?
One complete orbit of the Earth around the sun.
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Regions
What are the 5 tools of Geography in order?
1. Maps
2. Satellite Imagery
3. Aerial Photographs
4. Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
What is the difference between physical and human geography?
Physical geography you can physically see and touch.
Human geography you can experience through culture and traditions.
What is the definition of Geography?
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
What is the definition of Environment?
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.