Basic Geography
What does geography mean?
the description or writing of Earth
What are cartographers?
mapmakers
What is another word for migrate?
Move
The world's earliest civilization began alongside what?
rivers
What must some people do in order to live in some places?
Migrate
Does longitude run left to right or up and down?
Up and down
Do all map projections distort Earth's geography?
Yes
Do all people migrate by choice?
No
Was Nevada always shaped like it is today?
No, it once was squared off at the bottom.
What is another word for faults?
breaks
What do physical geographers study? (Name 2 things)
landforms, water, soil, climate, and the distribution of living things.
Why do maps include a scale?
What continent did everyone migrate from?
Africa
What is the longest in the world?
the Nile
What is Earth's crust made up of?
enormous plates
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
What state do all maps center on?
Kansas
What was the Great Depression?
The worst economic period in US history
What does downriver mean?
The direction water flows
What is weathering?
the wearing away of rock.
Who is Washington DC named after?
George Washington
What is the difference between the Robinson map projection and the Mercator projection?
The Robinson projection is shaped like a cylinder and the Mercator is square
What people were forced to migrate?
Africa
What does upriver mean?
the direction of the water source of the river.
What is used to measure the size of Earthquakes?
The Richter scale