chapter 1

What tools help geographers study

• a GPS

• globes and maps

• reading books

• sitera

why are globes helpful to geographers

• they aren't

• they show the difference between land and water

• they are fun to spin around

• they are round so they more accurately depict area distance and direction

what are some types of map projections?

• planar, cylindrical and conic

• Globe, Atlas, Compass
• Longitude, Latitude, Equator
• North Pole, South Pole, Equator

How do geographers determine the absolute or exact location of a place on a globe or map?

• By measuring the distance from another location

• By using a compass
• By using latitude and longitude
• By using a GPS

what are some purposes served by maps?

• To display the entire universe
• political, physical and thematic

• To predict weather
• To cook food

what do Mental Maps help geographers understand

• the layout of a city

• how natural resources are distributed

• how people relate to the space around them

• The political boundaries of a country

What do technologies such as GPS or GIS use to determine the exact latitude, longitude and altitude of a location

• Satellites
• Internet
• Mobile towers
• WiFi signals

what do geographers use spatial perspective to examine

• why we move closer to the sun

• why places are where they are

• the effects of pollution

• The life cycle of a star

what does Ecological perspective examine?

• The relationship between air pollution and land pollution

• The relationship between earths ecosystem and societies

• The relationship between humans and their personal beliefs
• The relationship between land and water

what are some fields that geography is used in?

• Cooking, Fashion, and Music
• teaching, meteorology and environmental management

• Dancing, Painting, and Sculpting
• Acting, Singing, and Writing