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Unit 1: Geography Concepts
Unit 1: Geography Concepts
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What is a Spatial Hierarchy?
What continent a place is on
Where something is
How big or small a place is
Organization of places
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What does a Political Map Show?
Natural Features
States
Human Made Features
Politics
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What is the purpose of letter D?
Shows distance
Shows what the map is about
Shows Directions
Describes what the symbols mean
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Looking at something spatially involves?
human environment interaction
the distance it is to get from one point to another
why things are where they are (the why of where)
the way the world works
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What kind of scale are you using if you are looking at the whole world?
Regional
Map Scale
Local
Global
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What are the cardinal directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
compass rose
the equator
North, South, East, West
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Which line sits at 0 degrees Longitude?
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
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Map Scales measure what 2 things?
Popularity and size
Differences and similarities
Distance and size of a place
Distance and weight
9
What line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Half line
Prime Meridian
Equator
Earth's Belt
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Why is letter B important?
To show what the map is about
To explain the symbols on a map
To show cardinal directions
To show real life distance on a map
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What ocean is the smallest ocean?
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
12
Define Absolute Location.
a place in relation to landmark
a precise point where a place is located on Earth
A place close to the equator.
The distance of 0.
13
What does letter C show us?
Directions
Distance
Capitals and cities
Symbol meaning
14
Carrier Pigeons, Letters, Telegrams, Telephones, Social Media
Region
Place
Movement
Location
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Place describes what?
Similarities between areas
Where something is
Unique features
How people interact with each other
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Lines of Longitude run...
East and West
North and South
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What is the function of Letter A?
Explains symbols and colors on a map
Shows Direction
Describes what the map shows
Shows Distance
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True or False? Cartographers make maps.
True
False
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What does a Physical Map Show?
Natural Features
Human Made Features
Vegetation
Resources
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What does a Thematic Map do?
Shows how many people live in an area
Shows specific information
Describes the theme of an area
Maps out political views
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What line sits at 0 degrees Latitude?
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
22
What do geographers do?
Study the world and the people on it
Compare Eath and Mars
Write books about the Earth
Calculates how old the Earth is
23
What line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Half line
Equator
Earth's belt
24
What is an Atlas?
A book of maps
compass maps
Ancient texts
Enclyclopedic materials
25
What is NOT an example of Human-Environment Interaction?
Living near a mountain
Deforestation
Climate Change
Littering
26
Lines of Latitude run...
East and West
North and South
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The Southeastern region of the U.S. is an example of what?
Area with a specific function
Area with similar characteristics
Place with more than one leader
Area with different characteristics
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What are the 2 types of Location?
Specific and Absolute
Relative and Specific
Absolute and Relative
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What are intermediate directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
over, under, through, around
North, South, East, West
left, right, up, down
30
List the 5 themes of Geography
Location, human interaction, video games, religion and theater
Place, Human environment, people, movemnet and religion
Location, place, human interaction,place and culture
location, place, human environment interaction, movement and region
