Geography Basics

What is the definition of place?

• Description using human and physical characteristics

• Humans and environment interacting

• An area united by a characteristic/s

• People or Goods going from one place to another

How do we define Human/Environment Interaction?

• how the earth and humans help/hurt each other

• How the earth helps/hurts human

• How humans hurt the earth

• How humans help/hurt the earth

What is an example of Human/Environment Interaction?

• Mining minerals

• Trade Agreements

• Education

• playing Fortnite

What is a region?

• A group of places with something in common.

• a place with a unique characteristic

• A group of places with nothing in common

• A place with several characteristics in common

What type of map shows borders of countries, states, provinces, and cities?

• poltical

• thematic

• physical

• natural resource

What kind of map is this?

• political

• physical

• thematic

• hydrolic

Latitude lines run _____ on a map

• Horizontal

• vertical

Longitude lines run _______ on a map

• Horizontal

• Vertical

0 degrees latitude on a map is called the....

• equator

• prime meridian

• tropic of cancer

• tropic of capricorn

0 degrees longitude on a map is called...

• equator

• prime meridian

• international date line

• tropic of capricorn