World Geography unit 1

Regions

100

Geographers divide the world into three types of regions, what are they

Local, Regional, Global

200

This type of region focuses on the whole world...

Global

300

This type of region deals with an area that shows characteristics of a similar region, however it does not take the world into account

Regional

400

This type of region may take a look at only how a town interacts with another, this is the smallest type of region

Local

500

Regions can be defined by the physical characteristics, is this the only way they can be defined

NO

Location and Mapping

100

This type of location is best used when trying to find something specific, like an address

Absolute location

200

This type of location is used when trying to get a general idea of where something may be, like asking a friend for directions

Relative Location

300

These are the lines used to find locations on a globe

Latitude and Longitude

400

Which of the lines on a globe would I use to help find the Equator

Latitude

500

The equator divides the world into two halves, called

hemispheres

Geography 101

100

Geography is the study of what

The world

200

Geography is sometimes referred to as a 

Social Science

300

All the physical and human features that make a place unique is also called a 

Landscape

400

Which of the five themes deals with people and how they interact with the things around them

Human- Environment interaction

500

What are the three kinds of map projections

Conic, Cylindrical, Flat-plane

Fields of Geography

100

This field of geography focuses on the science of map-making

Cartography 

200

This field in geography tends to deal with all of the Earth's water

Hydrology

300

This field in geography deals with the weather and weather patterns

Meteorology 

400

This branch of Geography tends to deal with people, primarily dealing with what people do

Human Geography

500

This branch of Geography deals with mostly terrain, climate, and things like that. Does not tend to look at how people interact with the land

Physical Geography

Themes & Tools

100

This tool is a database for Geographers to ask for help, maybe when designing an airport

GIS

200

This tool is used when trying to find absolute location, satellites are key to this tool

GPS

300

What tool is best used for showing all of the Earth's surface, shows a lot of information but not a lot of specific details

Globe

400

This tool can be used to show parts of the Earth's surface, does not usually show all of the Earth and usually focuses on specifics

Map

500

What theme of Geography tends to deal with where things are, but using features that make it unique

Place