World Geography Unit Spatial World

Global Positioning System (GPS)

• a database of geographic information used to create maps

• it is a physical feature on the earths surface

• it is a boundary that divides to continents

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

The exact place where a geographic feature is found on Earth.

• Relative Location

• Compass Rose

• Absolute Location

• GPS

The study of the location and distribution of physical features and living things on Earth’s surface, and how they relate to each other.

• GPS

• Map Projection

• Geography

• Biology

The item on this map marked with a circle is called a...

• Key
• Scale
• Compass
• Legend

What is the name of the green continent?

• North America

• Brazil

• South America

• Africa

Geographic Information System (GIS) –

• study of the earth's people

• database of geographic information used to create maps allowing for geographic analysis

• conditions that impact environment

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

human geography is the study of mountains , rivers, and natural disasters

• True

• False

Physical geography is the study of culture,government structures, religion.

• False

• True

The Rio Grande in Texas can be a

• physical boundary

• man made boundary

The oceans of the world are

• atlantic,indian,artic,southern,rio grande

• gulf of mexico,rio grande, nile river, artic

• atlantic,indian,artic,pacific,southern

• red river, artic, atlantic, indian,