Unit 1: Tools of Geography

Lack of access to resources, education, housing, medical care, transportation, sanitation are results of...

How many hemispheres are there?

A map that shows features such as mountains, lakes, rivers, and deserts.

How many continents are there?

Economic system in which the government controls means of production

Birth Rate, Death Rate, Migration of people all influence

Making changes in physical environment to create a new purpose for the land area.

What shows direction on a map?

It could be absolute or relative.

What is 0 degrees longitude?

Movement of earth's crust which causes geological activities such as earthquakes, volcanic eruption, and forms mountains

Area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from others.

Amount of people within 1 square mile of land.

Imaginary lines between the North and South Poles that cross the equator at right angles.

Factor affecting climate

Economic system of the United States

What is half of the Earth?

Factor affecting climate

What allowed early civilizations to settle in one location and develop complex social systems

Factor affecting climate

GPS uses satellites to determine absolute location using

Economic system in which the market determines which goods and services are produced

A map that shows a particular theme or topic.

Tells you what symbols mean on a map.

Imaginary lines around the Earth that run parallel to the equator.

A map that shows features such as cities, states, or countries with clear border lines.

Community of plants and animals that occupy a major habitat

How humans and environment affect one another.

Early center of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas.

Study of features on Earth's surface including landforms, climate, plants, animals, and people

How people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another.

What is 0 degrees latitude?

Making changes in human behavior for interaction with the natural environment.

History, art, daily life, government, technology, and economy

Physical and human characteristics of a location.