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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is geography

A

The study of the earth and the people who live on it

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2
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What are the five themes of geography

A 
Location
Place
Human environment
Movement
Region
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3
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What are the two types of location

A

Relative

Absolute

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4
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The position of a place in relation to other places

A

Relative location

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5
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The exact spot of the earth where something is found

A

Absolute location

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6
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True or false: lines of longitude are always equal in distance from each other

A

False

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7
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Lines of latitude measure __ degrees to __ degrees (north/south)

A

0; 90

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8
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Lines of longitude measure from __ degrees to __ degrees (east/west)

A

0; 180

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9
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Tropic of Cancer

A

23 1/2 North latitude

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10
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Tropic of Capricorn

A

23 1/2 south latitude

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11
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Arctic circle

A

66 1/2 north latitude

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12
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Antarctic circle

A

66 1/2 south latitude

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13
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What do geographers mainly focus on

A

Place

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14
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Land layer of the earth

A

Lithosphere

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15
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Water layer

A

Hydrosphere

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16
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Air on the earth

A

Atmosphere

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17
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All of earths plant and animal life exist in together

A

Biosphere

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18
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What are the three regions

A

Formal
Functional
Perpetual

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19
Q

The process of putting the features of a map onto a flat surface

A

Projection

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20
Q

True or false: all maps are projections

A

True

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21
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What are the 4 different types of map projections

A

Cylindrical
Conical
Flat plane
Robinson

22
Q

What is the best known cylindrical projection and what does it show

A

Mercator projection

Shows true direction

23
Q

Who often uses Mercator projections

A

Navigators

24
Q

Where are conical projections most accurate?

A

Along the lines of latitude where it touches the globe

25
Q

What are conic projections used for

A

Areas with greater east west dimension than north south

26
Q

What is another name for a flat plane projection

A

Azimuthal projection

27
Q

What is a flat plane projection use in? What does it show

A

Mapping the north and south poles

Shows true area

28
Q

Which projection is often used in world maps

A

Robinson projection

29
Q

What are the three categories in maps

A

General reference
Thematic
Navigational

30
Q

Features such as boundaries, cities, capitals, rivers

A

General reference

31
Q

Focus on specific types of info like climate, population density, etc

A

Thematic

32
Q

Graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions

A

Navigational

33
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What are the common types of graphs

A 
Bar
Line
Pie
Pictograph
Climograph
34
Q

Shows relationships among several persons, places, or things

A

Bar graph

35
Q

Shows changes over time (comparison)

A

Line

36
Q

Shows how a whole is divided into parts

A

Pie

37
Q

Shows a picture or comparison of some item such as a percentage of males vs. females

A

Pictograph

38
Q

Compares temps and precipitation amounts in different latitudes and locations

A

Climograph (think of climate)

39
Q

What is the language with the most speakers

A

Mandarin Chinese

40
Q

What is the language with the second highest speakers

A

English

41
Q

A regional variety of language

A

Dialect

42
Q

Which language has become the most widespread

A

English

43
Q

What percentage of the world is ethnic religion

A

24%

44
Q

What are examples of ethnic religions

A 
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Shintoism
Judaism
45
Q

A special type of ethnic religion often found in Africa which people believe in many spirits and forces

A

Animism

46
Q

What percent of the world is part of a universal religion

A

64%

47
Q

What are examples of universal religions

A

Christianity
Islam
Buddhism

48
Q

Total value of goods and service that a nation within the country produces in a year

A

GDP

49
Q

The total value of good and services produced by U.S firms in foreign countries

A

GNP

50
Q

Characteristics of developed nations

A

High standard of living
High GNP
Advanced communications and transportation systems

51
Q

Characteristics of less developed nations

A

Lower standard of living
Lower per capita GDP
Many farm
No electricity

52
Q

What are the five types of geography

A 
Human
Physical
Economic
Political
Regional

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