Thinking Geographically Review

The science of making maps is

•     Cartography

• Topography

•    Geomorphology

• Meteorology

  Site identifies a place by its

• Location relative to other objects

• Mathematical location on Earth’s surface

• Nominal location

• Unique physical characteristics

  New York City’s _______________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

• Toponym

• Site

• Situation

• Juridisiction

Scale is

• The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map

• The extend of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

• The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

• The difference in elevation between two points in an area

The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the plant or from another long-distance method is

• GIS

• GPS

• Remote Sensing

• Arial Photography

The Dutch create polders to drain water from the land is an example of

• Location

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Place

New York City is closest to 75°W longitude

• Location

• Region

• Place

• Movement

The Rocky Mountains

• Location

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Movement

Spain is primarily Catholic & ruled by a monarch

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Place

Fashion trends in Paris spread rapidly to LA & NY

• Location

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Movement