Intro to Geography

What is geography?

• The study of the world, it’s people, and the landscapes they create

• A field that studies people and relationships among them

• A part of the world that has common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

• A flat drawing that shows all a or part of the Earth's surface

Which of the following is a reason that we study geography?

• To understand the ways people travel

• To understand how government works

• To understand why people live where they live

• Both A and C

The Blackbelt is an example of a __.

• Landscape

• Region

• Environment

• Absolute location

What is a purpose of a map?

• To study how people move

• To study what people eat

• To show what the Earth looks like

• To tell us the weather of a specific country

What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?

• A physical map shows things like capital cities and borders while a political map shows major physical features of a region

• Political maps are about voting results and physical maps are not

• A physical map shows major physical features of a region while a political map shows capital cities and borders

• There is no difference; they’re the same thing

What is a mental map?

• An internal representation of a person's personal perceptions, knowledge, and thoughts about a geographic area.

• The way we think about maps

• How we remember types of maps

• A map that focuses on a special topic

What type of map would you get to study the landscape of a geographic area?

• Political

• Physical

• Special-Purpose

• None of the above

In which ways do lines of latitude go?

• South to East

• North to South

• North to West

• East to West

What is the central line of longitude called?

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Coordinates

How do you measure lines of latitude and longitude?

• Inches

• Miles

• Degrees

• Hours