APHG: Chapter 1

Earth's crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust is called?

According to surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was who?

A force or process that involves the entire world and results in something global is called?

Scale can be defined as . . .

What is a 2 dimensional model of Earth's surface called? 

The numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel is called?

A place where something begins is called?

If objects are relatively far apart, they are?

A system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth is called?

What occurs when soil washes away in rain or blows away?

The International Date Line is measured approximately from?

A resource produced in nature more rapidly than its consumed by humans is a?

 A chain of communication that connects places is called?

The meridian that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England is called?

The location of a place relative to other places is called?

Which region is an area organized around a focal point?

The name given to a place on Earth is called?

Which region is an area which everyone shares in comon 1 or more characteristics?

This is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is measured from?

A resource produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans is a?

The position that something occupies on Earth's surface is called?

A group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact is called?

All living organisms on Earth is called?

All of the water on and near Earths surface is called?

If objects in an area are close together, they are?

The art and science of making maps is called?

Which of the following is most correct regarding the origins of geography?

The International Date Line is located pretty much in what ocean?

Cultural beliefs, material traits, & social forms that make up a group of people is called?

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth is called?

The long term average weather conditions at a particular location is called?

3 types of regions are formal, functional, and vernacular. Which is part of cultural identity?

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

The geometric arrangement of objects in space could be called?

A circle drawn around a globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians is ?

The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map is called?