Unit 1: Physical Geography

A geographer who created a flat map in 1569 to help sailors navigate long journeys:

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

The world was divided into 24 ______________ zones.

How long does it take for the Earth to spin on it axis

When is it called when tectonic plates move suddenly

The study of the Earth is called

It takes the earth how long to go around the sun

A representation of the Earth‘s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a

If you head East, you add an hour for each time zone you cross.

How would you describe the physical features of a place?

The advantage of a globe is

Imaginary north-south lines parallel to the Prime Meridian that circle the globe vertically:

What kind of region is most common around the equator.

North Carolina is located in the Eastern time zone?

What comes first when writing coordinators

A person who studies the Earth:

The___________circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees.

The size of an area on a map as compared with the area’s actual size:

A narrow strip of water connection to larger bodies of water

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify

Land surrounded by water on all sides

What kind of region is found near the poles.

A misrepresentation of the true shape or a change in the accuracy of a shape:

north, south, east, and west are known as what

The imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south at 0 degrees:

Narrow strip of land connecting to larger bodies of land.

The section of a map that explains symbols for the map features:

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Imaginary east-west circles parallel to the Equator are called

Seasonal wind changes

A round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes:

A map feature that shows the four cardinal directions