World Geography: the Geographers View of the World

What is geography?

• Geography is the study of animal behavior in the wild.
• Geography focuses solely on the history of human civilizations.
• Geography is the analysis of economic systems in different countries.
• Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their environments.

What does spatial mean?

• Relating to time and duration.
• Describing emotional states or feelings.
• Concerned with the color and texture of objects.
• Relating to space or the physical arrangement of objects.

What does landscape mean?

• The visible features of an area of land.
• A style of architecture.
• A type of painting depicting nature.
• A method of gardening.

What does the phrase relative location mean?

• Relative location refers to the exact coordinates of a place.
• Relative location is the distance from the equator to a place.
• Relative location describes the climate of a specific area.
• Relative location is the position of a place in relation to other places.

What does the phrase absolute location mean?

• Absolute location refers to a general area where a place is found.
• Absolute location is the precise point where a place is located, defined by its coordinates.

• Absolute location is the name of a place without any coordinates.
• Absolute location is determined by the local time of a place.

What does latitude mean?

• Latitude is the distance from the North Pole to the South Pole. Latitude refers to the angular distance of a location north or south of the equator

• Latitude indicates the time zone of a location.
• Latitude measures the height of a location above sea level.
• Latitude is the distance from the North Pole to the South Pole.

What does longitude mean?

• Longitude measures the height of a location above sea level.
• Longitude is the distance from the equator to the poles.
• Longitude refers to the angular distance of a location east or west of the Prime Meridian.
• Longitude is the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once.

What does equator mean?

• The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
• A type of climate zone found near the poles.
• A geographical term for the North Pole.
• A line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

What does Prime Meridian mean?

• The Prime Meridian is the line of 90 degrees latitude.
• The Prime Meridian is a time zone used in Europe.
• The Prime Meridian is the line of 0 degrees longitude.
• The Prime Meridian is the equator of the Earth.

What does region mean?

• A defined area or space with specific characteristics.
• A style of painting used in art.
• A method of cooking food.
• A type of fruit found in tropical regions.