Intro to Geography

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that measure distance east and west.

This continent was one giant continent 250 million years ago during the Permian Age.

_______ is the warming of waters off the west coast of S. America, causing rain, flooding & mudslides.

The wind patterns are mirror images of each other in the northern and southern hemispheres.

The best climate zone to grow crops is the Tropical Zone.

The Mercator projection is distorted in both size and shape.

In 1999 National Geographic began using the _______ projection because it has a better balance between size and shape.

Droughts, blizzards and floods are weather extremes that can be found in Utah.

Large scale maps cover a large area.

The Five Themes of Geography include:

A _________ map has a variety of features like cities, boundaries, mountains or roads.

Human and Environment Interaction is one of the five themes of geography.

A topographic map is a type of cartogram

The Winkel Tripel projection has the smallest skewness and area and distance errors of any map.

The North Atlantic Drift is a warm water current.

An example of physical characteristics of place include

_____ is a world climate region found in northern Russia.

The Prime Meridian is measured at 0° and runs through Greenwich, United Kingdom.

The two methods of location include:

Maps are selective views of reality.

______ is a type of thematic map

_____________ is the term for weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.

A map is a two-dimensional representation of the spatial distribution of selected phenomena.

Geographers categorize a place based on two primary characteristics: physical and human.

The inner core of the earth is made of liquid.

Most of the earthquake and volcanic activity on the earth takes place in _______

Resource maps are maps that show man-made national borders, state borders, towns, and other landmarks.

Planar, conic, and cylindrical are types of projections.

The Midwest is an example of a perceptual region.

The equator is a major line of longitude.