Chapter 2 Test Study Set

Absolute location is...

• A person, place, or thing

• where a place is compared to another place

• exact location of something

• Google Maps

Geography is...

• the study of Earth and its peoples, places and environments

• referring to the Earth’s features in terms of their locations, shapes and their relationships to one another

• portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location

• always changing

Climate is...

• the natural surroundings 

• the shape and nature of the land 

• the average weather in a place over a long period of time

• the weather outside the window

Landforms are...

• the natural surroundings 

• the shape and nature of the land 

• the average weather in a place over a long period of time

• the weather outside the window

Resources are...

• the natural surroundings 

• the shape and nature of the land 

• the average weather in a place over a long period of time

• materials that can be used to produce crops or other products

The word "spatial" refers to...

• the study of Earth and its peoples, places and environments

• referring to the Earth’s features in terms of their locations, shapes and their relationships to one another

• portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location

• something that is always  changing

Latitude is...

• imaginary lines that run east to west

• imaginary lines that run north to south

• the Equator

• The Prime Meridian

Longitude is...

• imaginary lines that run east to west

• imaginary lines that run north to south

• the Equator

• The Prime Meridian

A map title...

• Tells us what the map is intending to show 

• Shows cardinal directions (north, south, east & west) and intermediate directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest)

• Compares a distance on a map to a distance in the real world

• is a person who makes maps

A compass rose...

• Tells us what the map is intending to show 

• Shows cardinal directions (north, south, east & west) and intermediate directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest)

• Compares a distance on a map to a distance in the real world

• is a person who makes maps