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WorksheetsModule 1- A Geographer's World
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
The study of the World, its people the landscapes they create.
Geography
Landscape
All the human and physical features that make the world unique.
Landscape
Physical geography
Study the world's land/features/landforms, bodies of water, climates, soil, and plants.
Physical geography
Human geography
Study of people/ where they live/ what they eat/ what they wear/ and even what kinds of animals they keep. Study the world's people, past and present.
Human geography
Cartography
Science of making maps.
Cartography
Hydrology
Study of water on earth.
Hydrology
Meteorology
Study of weather and what causes it.
Meteorology
Meteorologist
Study of weather patterns in a particular area.
Meteorologist
Social Science
Studies people and the relationships among them.
Social Science
Meteorologists
Select the 3 different levels and their meanings.
Local: Harahan, Jefferson Parish, Metropolitan area
Regional: part of the world that has one or more common features.
Global: how people interact around the world.
Regional: part of the world that has one or more common features.
State: how people interact in their state.
Global: how people interact around the world
What are the Five themes of geography?
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, and Region
Altitude, Physical features, Cultural Characteristics, Maps
Location (1 of the 5 themes of geography): Relative Location
an idea of where a city is through a description of the area. (near lake Pontchartrain or area)
the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found.
Location (1 of the 5 themes of geography): Absolute location
an idea of where a city is through a description of the area (near lake Pontchartrain or area)
the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
The Earth is divided into ____ equal halfs.
two equal halfs
4 equal halfs
Half of a Globe is called a ______.
Hemisphere
Equator
The ______ separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphre.
Equator
Latitude
The equator is _____ Latitude.
0 Degree
180 Degree
________ separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere. The farthest degrees East or West. (180 degrees)
Prime meridian (Meridians)
Lateral Meridian
_______ runs parallel to the equator. (North and South)
Lines of Latitude
Lines of altitude
________ measures distance from the equator in degrees.
Parallels
Degrees
_____ are further divided into _____.
Parallels, minutes
Degrees, minutes
______ are 60 minutes on a ______.
Parallels, minutes
Minutes, degree
What is the farthest degree North or South is _____
90 degree
60 degree
When giving an absolute location list _____ first.
Parallels
Latitude
Each spot on Earth has _____ absolute location. (35 degree N, 100 degree W)
one absolute location
two absolute location
When Plotting, South of the equator are _____ numbers and West of the Prime Meridian are ______ numbers.
positive, negative numbers
negative, negative numbers
How many Hemispheres are there?
4
6
How many continents are there?
7
9
_____ is President of Jefferson Parish.
Cynthia Le Shane
John Young
Place: Physical features of location, Humans Interacting with environment, May change over time, description of a place may also change.
True
False
Place: Physical features of a location are?
Climate
Landforms
Vegetation
Dams
Highways
Houses
_____ describes what it is like. (1 of the 5 regions of geography)
Location
Place
Region
Human Interacting with environment
Place: Humans Interacting with environment.
Dams
Highways
Houses
Climate
Landforms
Vegetation
Place: also provides ______ characteristics of location.
Cultural
Christianity
Place: May change over time and the description of place May also change.
True
False
Place: Some features are a result of humans interacting with animals, or with each other.
True
False
Region: (1 of the 5 themes of geography)
How are places similar or different. An area of the earth's surface with similar characteristics.
How people are similar or different. An area of the earth's surface with similar people.
Region: has Characteristics that unifies them:
Physical
Political
Economic
Cultural
Climate
Landforms
Vegetation
Dams
Highways
Every State has Different Festivals and Foods.
True
False
Human Environment Interaction: (one of the 5 themes of geography)
How do people relate to the Physical World. (Humans vs. Environment)
How are place similar or different.
Human Environment Interaction: (1 of the 5 themes of geography)
Humans learn to use what the environment offers them and change the environment to meet their needs.
Humans also learn to live with things of the environment they cannot control such as : Climate.
How people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another.
Movement: (1 of the 5 themes of geography)
How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another.
How are places simular or different.
______ are three types of distances.
Linear
Time
Psychological
Title
Compass rose
Scale
A type of distance: How far across the earth a person, an idea, or product travels.
Linear
Time
Psychological
A type of distance: amount of time it takes foe a person.
Linear
Time
Psychological
A type of Distance: refers to the way people view distance.
Linear
Time
Psychological
_____ is a flat drawing that shows all or parts of the Earths surface. (pg.28)
Maps
Globes
Map features are:
Title
Compass rose
scale
Political
Physical
Thematic: (language; age)
Kinds of Maps are:
Political
Physical
Thematic-(language; age)
Title
Compass rose
Scale
A ball-shaped model of plannet. (pg.30)
Maps
Globe
______ is global positioning system/24 satellites transmit inform.
GPS
GIS
_____ geographic information system/ pose questions to the system.
GPS
GIS
Earth's Surface features are: (pg.33)
ocean
cape
rivers
mountains
_____ is the way a map is drawn out on a piece of paper.
Map projection
Map feature
