What is geography? (unit 1)

Question 1

Geography is the study of everything about ______ and the _______ __________ with the earth.

Answer 1

earth, human interaction

Question 2

where is it?

Answer 2

location

Question 3

what is it like?

Answer 3

place

Question 4

how is one area related to another?

Answer 4

region

Question 5

how are people, goods and services transported?

Answer 5

Movement

Question 6

how do people impact the earth? how does earth impact people?

Answer 6

Human-Environment interaction

Question 7

creation ans study of maps

Answer 7

cartograpgy

Question 8

person that makes maps

Answer 8

cartographer

Question 9

help us find locations, identify connections, and analyze patterns

Answer 9

maps

Question 10

half of the earth

Answer 10

hemisphere

Question 11

divided from North Pole to the South Pole two halves are…

Answer 11

Eastern Hemisphere &
Western Hemisphere

Question 12

divided at equator…

Answer 12

Northern Hemisphere & Southern Hemisphere

Question 13

exact site of a place. an address for a home or business

Answer 13

absolute location

Question 14

how many minutes for each degree?

Answer 14

60

Question 15

compass rose identifies location in relation to…

Answer 15

Equator (zero degrees latitude) or Prime Meridian (zero degrees longitude)

Question 16

0 at equator
measures distance between parallel line
north & south of equator
listed first

Answer 16

latitude

Question 17

where is 90 degrees latitude

Answer 17

North Pole

Question 18

never more than 90 degrees

Answer 18

Latitude

Question 19

measures east & west

Answer 19

longitude

Question 20

listed 2nd
highest measurement 180 degrees (corresponds with international date line)

Answer 20

longitude

Question 21

measures distance between meridians
starts with prime meridian (0 degrees)

Answer 21

longitude

Question 22

small distance on map is proportional to larger distance

Answer 22

scale

Question 23

explains a place in relation to another location
does not use an address or latitude/longitude
less formal description

Answer 23

relative location

Question 24

physical characteristic of location
ex: “on a hill” “in a dessert”

Answer 24

site

Question 25

where place is in relation to surroundings ex: "near Harrisonburg"

Answer 25

Situation

Question 26

pro of globe

Answer 26

most accurate representation of earth

Question 27

cons of globe

Answer 27

bulky lack detail at large scale

Question 28

pros of map

Answer 28

can be drawn many scales protable

Question 29

con of maps

Answer 29

always distorted

Question 30

what is distorted on a map?

Answer 30

Shape Area Distance Direction (SADD)

Question 31

longitude lines (meridians) are parallel causing distortion near poles

Answer 31

Mercator Projections

Question 32

used for ship navigation because of true directions in lower latitudes

Answer 32

Mercator Projections

Question 33

Answer 33

Mercator Projections

Question 34

used for data representation (still has distortion near polar reagions)

Answer 34

Robinson Projection

Question 35

Answer 35

Robinson Projection

Question 36

centered at single point (usually poles) distortion of shape and area under equator

Answer 36

Polar Projection

Question 37

used by pilots for directions using great circle routes

Answer 37

Polar Projection

Question 38

Answer 38

Polar Projection

Question 39

displays landforms

Answer 39

physical maps

Question 40

includes human created boundaries

Answer 40

Political Map

Question 41

has a main idea: displays data

Answer 41

Thematic Map

Question 42

a person's internal visulizatier and perspective

Answer 42

Mental Map

Question 43

Environmant items like invasive species or trash cultural icons

Answer 43

artifacts

Question 44

hear it from the person who experienced it

Answer 44

primary sources

Question 45

hear it 2nd hand

Answer 45

secondary source

Question 46

where things are and how they are separated

Answer 46

fieldwork and diagrams

Question 47

ways to see the present of past

Answer 47

pictures and satellite images

Question 48

provide statistical information that can be cearched in various ways

Answer 48

database

Question 49

compination of maps and data from databases displayed on the map a computer system that links two types of information

Answer 49

GIS (Geographic Information System)

Question 50

person's point of view includes their culture, knowledge, and personal opinions

Answer 50

Perspective

Question 51

Bias

Answer 51

Prejudice