Geography 1

A person who studies the earth and the effects of humans on the earth.

• Historian

• Geographer

• Sociologist

• Archeologist

A person who creates maps.

• Geographer

• Historian

• Pirate

• Cartographer

The study of the earth and how humans change it.

• Geography

• History

• Sociology

• Math

The study of the natural characteristics of the earth such as landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, and climate.

• Biology

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

• Astronomy

The study of how humans interact with earth.

• Biology

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

• Astronomy

A flat representation of a part of the earth.

• Globe

• Map

• Sketch

• Picture

A round model of the earth.

• Globe

• Map

• Sketch

• Picture

An imaginary line that runs from north to south and divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Equator

• Cartographer

• Latitude

• Longitude

An imaginary line that goes around the globe from east to west.

• Prime Meridian

• Cartographer

• Latitude

• Longitude

A term that means half a sphere.

• Globe

• Geography

• Meridian

• Hemisphere