Unit 1 Geography

What continent is shown?

• North America

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Australia

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land, example: Africa.

• Island

• Plateau

• Continent

• Plate

What continent is shown?

• North America

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

What is geography?

• the study of Earth
• the study of fossils
• the study of people
• the study of history

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments is called...

• Human Nature

• Religion

• Archaeology

• Geography

A part of the theme location. Describes a place's location on earth using latitude and longitude (X,Y) or street address.

* Ridge Road is at 7260 Highland Creek Plwy

• Place

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Hemisphere

Where an area is in relation to other locations.

• Region

• Movement

• Relative Location

• Human Features

A theme of Geography. Describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area.

• Area

• Distance

• Range

• Movement

______________ describes what an area looks like by describing the land-forms and man made buildings.

• Location

• Place

• Area

• State

_____________ are imaginary lines that run North & South. They measure East & West.

The most famous one is the Prime Meridian.

• Longitude Lines

• Hemisphere

• Latitude Lines

• Catagrams