Intro to World Geography

What is a round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes?

How might you describe the physical features of a place?

What is the section of a map that explains symbols for the map features?

The theme of geography that has to do with describing an area's human + physical characteristic

The geographic theme of__deals with how people goods and ideas travel from one place to another

What is the imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south at 0 degrees called?

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify ______.

Which are the two basic questions geographers always ask when they study the earth?

What is the map feature that shows the intermediate directions?

The unit of measure used to determine an absolute location on a map or globe is a(n) ________.

The theme of geography that deals with an area having a common characteristic is...

What is a representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper called?

Halfway between the N and the S poles, the _____ circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees

The Earth is how many degrees around?

The four main oceans are...

What are the four compass points (N,S,E,W) known as?

What term means the study of the earth?

What term refers to imaginary north-south lines that circle the globe vertically?

International Dateline is at what degrees...

Another name for a latitude line is...

Showing our round Earth on a flat surface leads to _____ in the shape or position of objects.

What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mnt. ranges?

The two continents completely in the Western Hemisphere are...

Imaginary east-west circles parallel to the Equator are called what?

The arctic ocean is closest to the...

What part of the map shows the size of an area on a map as compared with the actual size?

On maps, what helps geographers identify regions?

When studying place, geographers look at what two characteristics or features?