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WorksheetsUnit 1 CP World Geography Vocabulary
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 25mins
Imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude
Longitude
Basin
equator
Latitude
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees
Isthmus
Map
Latitude
Longitude
Distance north or south of the Equator measured by degrees
Longitude
Latitude
Map
Isthmus
Exact location for a place on the earth described by global coordinates
Basin
continent
cultural feature
absolute location
Characteristic that human have created in a place, such as language, religion housing and settlements patterns
Basin
continent
cultural feature
absolute location
Line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.
Prime meridian
strait
equator
valley
The study of Earth, its people, places, and environments
Geology
Geography
Geneaology
Anthropology
The average weather of a place over a period of time.
Climate
Region
Seasons
Name for the unique locations on Earth that defined by both human and physical characteristics.
Places
Environments
Vistas
Landscapes
Why do geographers study more than a places location and dimensions?
To gain a better understanding of what the place it like
To explain how it differs from other places
To describe kinds of meanings the place holds for people
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What is the chief disadvantage of maps?
Maps show less information than globes
Maps are flat and are not round like globes
Maps distort physical reality, or show it incorrectly
Maps show a part of the whole planet
Lines on a globe that run North to South; also called meridians.
Latitude
Longitude
Starting point for measuring Longitude; starting point is 0 degrees.
Equator
Prime Meridian
East west lines on a globe; also called parallels
Longitude
Latitude
climate, population, resources
mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.
In general, people tend to live near...
Mountains
Water
Borders
Deserts
What are the two features that geographers study?
Food and language
Places and Human Environment Interaction
Human and physical
Movement and location
What type of map shows you only the natural features of the Earth?
Political
Physical
Topographic
Chloropleth
The exact place where a geographic feature is found on Earth.
Relative Location
Compass Rose
Absolute Location
GPS
Global Positioning System (GPS)
a database of geographic information used to create maps
it is a physical feature on the earths surface
it is a boundary that divides to continents
system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations
The study of the location and distribution of physical features and living things on Earth’s surface, and how they relate to each other.
GPS
Map Projection
Geography
Biology
Geographic Information System (GIS) –
study of the earth's people
database of geographic information used to create maps allowing for geographic analysis
conditions that impact environment
system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations
Movement in World Geography- as the way people travel from place to place, circulate information, trade good and services, and share ideas.
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Relative location is
a exact location on the globe
relating to space on the Earth’s surface
a description of how a place is related to other places.
related to interaction with the environment
Humans depending, modifying, and adapting to the environment is known as
region
place
movement
human-environment interaction
A site on Earth that can be described with both physical and human characteristics is a
region
place
movement
human-environment interaction
