Unit One: Introduction to Geography

_____________ Lines measures a place’s location East or West of the Prime Meridian.

A Cartographer makes ...

Comparing a place's location to another feature defines it's ...

When finding a spot's longitude what letters could be included in your answer?

Which map projection is most accurate at the North and South Poles?

Which map projection is most accurate at the Equator?

_____________ Lines measures a place’s location North or South of the Equator.

What landform is a small strip of land that connects two landmasses?

____________ _____________ are the impacts that people have on a place.

When finding a spot's latitude what letters could be included in your answer?

____________ _____________ describe what the physical environment of a place is like

What landform is a hill made of sand that was pushed by the wind?

Lines of latitude and longitude define a place's ...

What is the MOST accurate tool for studying geography?

What is a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

When a country has a poor healthcare system the population pyramid will show a gap in the ...

What landform is surrounded by water on three sides?

What type of map shows different routes that can be taken to get somewhere.

Which map projection is most accurate at the center point/ 'V' and used to measure locations spanning E to W?

What do you call the shape of a population pyramid when there is less children being born?

What type of map shows geographic features of the earth? Like mountains, rivers, and lakes.

What landform is A large, flat area of land that is higher in elevation than the surrounding land?

What line splits the Earth into North and Southern Hemispheres?

What line splits the Earth into East and Western Hemispheres?

Geography is the study of ...

True or False Ideas can move around the world differently than people/goods

What continent is directly North of Australia?

What type of map shows man-made boundaries like countries/states/territories, as well as major cities and capitals.

What kind of maps show the elevation of the earth’s surface (usually through contour lines).

Study of Earth’s climate, atmosphere, soil, landforms, and oceans is called ...

When there is a war occurring in a country, a population pyramid will show a gap in the ...

Which of the following is NOT concerning when distorted by maps

What continent is directly South of Europe?

What kind of maps show things related to the weather?

What body of water is partly enclosed by land (smaller than a gulf)?

What is the most common tool to study geography?

What kind of maps show something specific like natural resources or economic activity.

Study of the distribution of networks of people and cultures on Earth’s surface is called …