The Earth in the Universe

The phenomena of different seasons

The most important meridian runs through Greenwich which is where?

What shows the position of the physical and human phenomena that exist on our planet?

____ and ____ are imaginary lines that allow us to tituate any point on Earth using latitude and longitude

What direction does the earth rotate?

This type of map provides political information (states and capitals), phhysical elements, and human features

____ is any point on Earth to the Equator

studies the relief, rivers, climates, landscapes, natural environments and environmental problems.

Which stands for global positioning systems?

The earth rotates on its imaginary...

The phenomena of the difference in length of night and day means

which is not one of the map projections we use?

What measures atmospheric pressure??

studies human phenomena like demographics and the economic and political organisation of human societies.

What measures seismic movement?

Latitude and Longitude are both measured in degrees

How long does it take the earth to complete the orbit?

As we move east on a map, we ____ one hour and we ____ one hour as we move west for every time zone we pass

Meridians run north-south around the earth and connect the poles

What measures temperature?

What flat geographical representations of the Earth

The imaginary axis runs from one _____ to the other

____ is any point on Earth from the Greenwich meridian

A ____ shows a schematic view of a smaller area. It also provides details of the place (EX: a town or neighborhood)

Which is NOT one of the three phenomena that occure from the incline of the Earth's axis

How long does one rotation of the early take?

What measures the wind gaugue?

____ run parallel to the Equator, dividing the earth into two hemispheres, the nothern and southern hemisphere

What is the path that the earth travels around the sun?

The representation of terrestial sphere on a map leads to distortion

Parallels are imaginary rings that run from north to west

What measures rainfall?

This type of map provides information about the physical environment (rivers, vegetation, etc.)

The phenomena of different thermal zones means

____ can be classified into topographic and thematic

What are spheres that show a clear picture of the entire Earth?

Time zones are a consequence of ...

What gathers and interprets the data obtained by the geographical instruments?