Geography Study Guide

Question 0

Relative Location

Answer 0

Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance

Question 1

The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)

Answer 1

Movement 
Regions 
Human-environment interaction  
Location 
Places

Question 2

7 continents

Answer 2

North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe

Question 3

Hemisphere

Answer 3

Half of a sphere; the globe cut in half, north, south, e & w

Question 4

Equator

Answer 4

Imaginary line that runs east/west exactly halfway between the north and south poles

Question 5

Prime meridian

Answer 5

An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole through Greenwich, England

Question 6

Tropic of Cancer

Answer 6

23 1/2 north of the equator

Question 7

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 7

23 1/2 south of the equator

Question 8

Arctic circle

Answer 8

66 1/2 north of the equator

Question 9

Antarctic circle

Answer 9

66 1/2 south of the equator

Question 10

Legend

Answer 10

A key on a map that explains what each symbol represents on that map

Question 11

Cartographer

Answer 11

Someone who charts and/or creates maps

Question 12

Worldview

Answer 12

The factors that influence your perspective of the world

Question 13

Anticipate

Answer 13

To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment

Question 14

Perspective

Answer 14

the subject being mentally viewed

Question 15

Scale

Answer 15

A line on a map that represents distance

Question 16

Time zone

Answer 16

Pacific, mountain, central, eastern

Question 17

Ethnocentrism

Answer 17

Thinking that one’s own group is superior

Question 18

Patriotism

Answer 18

Love or devotion for ones county

Question 19

Compass rose

Answer 19

Arrows point north, south, east, west

Question 20

4 oceans

Answer 20

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctica

Question 21

Pros of maps (4)

Answer 21

See everything at once
Portable
Has legend
Shows highways

Question 22

Pros of a globe (4)

Answer 22

More accurate
3D (fun, move it)
Shows axis
Lat& long correct

Question 23

Cons of maps(2)

Answer 23

All maps are wrong

No axis

Question 24

Cons of globe (4)

Answer 24

You can’t see everything at once
No legend
No zoom
Not portable

Question 25

international dateline

Answer 25

opposite of the prime meridian

Question 26

compromise(4)

Answer 26

Distance
Size
Direction
Shapes

Question 27

Absolute

Answer 27

A latitude and longitude (a street address)

Question 28

Physical geography

Answer 28

Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate

Question 29

Thematic (type of map)

Answer 29

Show few kinds of information

Question 30

Political (type of map)

Answer 30

Shows man made features and boundaries and location of nations, cities, states, countries

Question 31

Physical (type of map)

Answer 31

Natural features

Question 32

Relief of topographic (Type of map)

Answer 32

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