chapter 1: themes and essential elements , 8/26

Question 0

what is perspective?

Answer 0

the ways a person looks a something

Question 1

geography

Answer 1

the study of earths physical, biological, and cultural features

Question 2

geographers use ______ perspective to study the world

Answer 2

spatial

Question 3

why do geographers look at landscapes?

Answer 3

to try to explain what they see

Question 4

what are the two branches of geography?

Answer 4

physical and human geography

Question 5

what does physical geography do?

Answer 5

focuses on the earths natural environment

Question 6

what does human geography do?

Answer 6

looks at the distribution and characteristics of the worlds population

Question 7

who uses geography?

Answer 7

cartographers and meteorologists

Question 8

cartography is…?

Answer 8

the study of maps and mapmaking

Question 9

what is meteorology?

Answer 9

the study of weather

Question 10

what are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 10

location
human-environmental
movement
place
region

Question 11

what is absolute location?

5 themes of geography

Answer 11

something’s exact location on earth

Question 12

what is relative location?

5 themes of geography

Answer 12

something’s position on earth relative to other locations

Question 13

what is the theme human-environmental?

Answer 13

how people and environments effect each other

Question 14

what is the theme movement?

Answer 14

how people change location

Question 15

what is the theme place?

Answer 15

physical and human features of a location

Question 16

what is the theme region?

Answer 16

organizes earth into geographic areas with one or more shared characteristics

Question 17

a formal region is…?

Answer 17

one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas

Question 18

functional region

Answer 18

made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit

Question 19

what is a perceptual region?

Answer 19

regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes

Question 20

give an example of a formal region

Answer 20

Sahara desert, rocky mountains, etc

Question 21

give an example of a functional region

Answer 21

city transit system

Question 22

what is a grid?

Answer 22

lines criss-crossing each other in uniform intervals to create a pattern of squares

Question 23

latitude is…?

Answer 23

lines on a globe measured in degrees and drawn in an east to west direction

Question 24

equator

Answer 24

imaginary line that circles the glove halfway between the north & south pole

Question 25

parallels are...?

Answer 25

lines of latitude

Question 26

what is longitude?

Answer 26

lines on a globe measured in degrees and drawn in a north and south direction

Question 27

the prime meridian is...?

Answer 27

imaginary line from north to south pole

Question 28

meridians are...?

Answer 28

lines of longitude

Question 29

7 continents

Answer 29

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

Question 30

5 oceans

Answer 30

``` pacific Atlantic Indian arctic south ```

Question 31

a hemisphere is...?

Answer 31

a half of a sphere / half of the earth

Question 32

equator divides the earth into the...?

Answer 32

northern & southern hemispheres

Question 33

the prime meridian divides the earth into...?

Answer 33

eastern & western hemispheres

Question 34

what are the three map projections?

Answer 34

Mercator ( cylindrical ) conic flat- plane

Question 35

Mercator map- cylindrical, is...?

Answer 35

it looks like you wrapped a paper around the earth in a cylinder shape. meridians are pulled apart and are parallel to each other

Question 36

on a Mercator map, the higher altitudes...?

Answer 36

higher altitudes look larger, and lower altitudes look smaller