Unit 1 Geography

_____ lines run north and south around the Earth but split the Earth into East and West.

The _____ is a sphere of very hot metal at the center of the Earth.

Map that shows natural features and elevation.

Process in which water, ice, or wind REMOVE pieces of rock.

Above Earth's surface is the _____, a thick layer of gases or air.

Which map is typically colorful and shows boundaries such as states and countries?

Thin layer of rocks and minerals surrounding the mantle is the _____.

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

Describes a place's position using another place to describe location. Ex: HSV is by Madison.

Which theme of geography describes how people and the area around them adapt?

Who are scientists who study human populations and how populations grow and decline?

_______ are areas sharing the same time.

Zero degree longitude line is called what?

Process of depositing, or moving (ice,water,wind), material that was eroded into a new area.

______- = half the earth

Lines that run horizontally, or east to west, around the earth are referred to as ______.

What map tool is used to measure distance?

The Earth rotates a complete turn on its axis every 24 hours. This is known as a ____.

____ covers 75 percent of the Earth's surface.

Process in which a liquid turns in to gas (part of water cycle)

When the _____ rate is higher than the _____ rate, a population tends to grow.

What type of map shows natural features of the Earth?

What map tool is meant to show directions?

Dry Climate

Tool on map that shows directions

Which theme of geography describes the way humans and ideas get from one place to another?

_____ is a thick, rocky layer around the core.

Zero degree latitude line is called _____.

Coal is an example of a _______resource.

This type of location uses longitude and latitude coordinates to describe the location.