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WorksheetsThinking like a Geographer
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The special computer software geographers use to gather different information about the same place is the
grid systme
geographic information system (GIS)
meridian
Global Positioning System (GPS)
The main tools geographers use are
regions.
relative locations
maps and globes
Latitude and Longitude
Physical Geography is the study of the earth's
two hemispheres
atmosphere
land, water, plant and animal life
neighboring planets
One way geographers gather information for accurate maps is by studying
landforms.
photographs taken high above Earth.
the grid system.
lines of latitude.
What two characteristics do geographers study about a place?
physical and human
latitude and longitude
GPS and GIS
maps and globes
A group of satellites traveling around Earth forms the
Global Positioning System
Geographic information system
the Grid System
the Latitude Longitude grid
_____ are human remains from ancient times that have been turned to rock.
Minerals
Fossil fuels
Fossils
Bones
The individual features of the land in a region are known as _______.
fossils.
landforms.
bodies of water
maps.
______ are areas of the land that share some common characteristics.
Landforms
Maps
Environments
Regions
The natural surroundings or ______ of a region determines what kind of animals and plants coexist there.
environment
region
landfomrs
lakes
