What is Geography?

What is "geography"?

• the study of the earth and the people who live on it
• the study of money, how it is made and how it is spend
• the study of world governments and how they are alike
• the study of past events and how they are connected

Which are examples of physical characteristics of a place?

• Towns and cities
• Lakes and swimming pools
• mountains and deserts

Which is a question a geographer might ask?

• Where is it?
• How much does it cost to get there?
• What kind of rides do they have there?

a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions

• Compass Rose
• Rose Graph
• Legend
• Map Key

A __________ tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

• legal
• lobster
• legend
• langoustine

What type of map

• physical
• political
• climate
• historical

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North
• West
• Southeast
• East

A Map key, scale and title does what?

• get into somewhere
• Helps you to read and understand a map
• know how much you weigh
• get out of somewhere

What is a map scale?

• a tool to measure distance
• a tool to tell direction
• a tool to start a fire
• a tool to build a house

What type of Map is this

• Political

• Physical

• Mental Map

• Thematic Map