MC3 Unit 1 Review 6th Grade

involves the studying of people and places

• geography

• human geography

• spatial scale

• map

is the study of thenatural characteristics of Earth such as landorms, bodies of water, and climate.

• Globes

• Physical Geography

• GIS

• Geography

is the study of the ways people interact with the Earth such as culture, migration, and population.

• Geographic Inquiry

• Globe

• GPS

• Human Geography

Different ______ include local, regional, interregional, and global.

• GPS

• spatial scale

• globe

• map

a visual representation of an area

• map

• GIS

• GPS

• spatial scale

A spherical or ball-shaped model of the planet is called a _______

• Geography

• Map

• globe

• Geographic Inquiry

____ is a system that uses a network of earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute location. (used in many vehicles)

• Radio

• GIS

• Siri

• GPS

_____ is a computer or internet-based mapping technology.

• GIS

• Alexa

• map

• GPS

A method for investigating geographic problems and issues

• Spatial Scale

• GIS

• Geographic Inquiry

• Map

Two important questions geographers try to answer...

• How did they do it?

  Why did they do it?

• When did it happen?

  Who did it?

• Where is it?

  Why is it there?

• Was it you?

  Was it me?