Intro to Geography

What is a Hemisphere?

• a half of the earth; the equator divides the N & S hemispheres; the prime meridian divides the E & W hemisphere

• Grid lines that separate north and south but run east & west

• Grid lines that separate east & west but run north & south

• The study of the earth's surface

What is a scale in relation to geography?

• Weighs ounces and pounds

• An area defined by certain common characteristics

• Tool used in a map to reference the actual size/distance compared to the map being used

• The position of a place in relation to another place

What is latitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Grid lines that separate east and west but run north and south

• Tropic of Cancer

• Grid lines that separate north and south but run east and west

What is a region?

• Another country

• An area defined by certain common characteristics

• Measures regions

• A place where geographers study

What is longitude?

• Separates the north and south hemispheres

• Gridlines that separate east and west but run north and south

• The study of the earth's surface

• The position of the earth

What is perception?

• A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture

• To see clearly

• position of a place

• measurement tools

What is Geography?

• the earth split in half

• the study of the earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connection between places, and the complex relationships between people and their environment

• The 7 continents

• horizontal and parallel lines

What is character of a place?

• measurement tool for maps

• The physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places

• specific and exact address

• Areas with common features

What is absolute location?

• The position of a place in relation to another place

• feature appearances, and descriptions

• The position of the earth in which a place can be found

• study of the earth and land

What is relative location?

• where on earth you have been

• The position of a place in relation to another place