Geography Chapter 1 Review

Where something is: includes absolute and relative locations

The most accurate way to show the Earth's continents and bodies of water is with a

The relationship among places; how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

What do geographers learn by studying the theme of human-environment interaction?

An imaginary line of longitude or meridian, it is designated 0 degrees longitude.

A large area of flat or gently rolling land usually without many trees.

A locations physical and human features

The size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.

A place with unifying characteristics used to make comparisons.

Imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point between the North & South poles.

A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper.

The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features; also called a legend.

How people affect their environment, and how their environment affects them

Imaginary line that circles the globe north to south & runs through the North and South poles.

Through their study of the Earth, geographers learn how the Earth and its people affect

Which of the following statements explains why there are always distortions in a map?

A unit of measure used to determine absolute location; on globes and maps.

A map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions.

Which pair of basic questions guides geographers in their work?

One of the four compass points: north, south, east, and west.

A round model of Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes.

A misrepresentation of the true shape; each map projection used by a cartographer produces some

Series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, run north & south from one pole to the other

Any of the imaginary lines that circle Earth parallel to the Equator; a latitude line.

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify

The gaps in an interrupted projection map make it hard to

To learn more about the Earth, geographers organize information according to what themes?

A distorted map may change the shape of

The series of imaginary lines, which circle Earth parallel to Equator.