Chapter 1/Map Skills Review

0 degrees latitude is also known as...

This area of the world has little change in seasons.

These types of maps focus on specific topics.

What theme of geography analyzes the spread of people and ideas?

Geographers look at how things are arranged in space & its relationship to people/places.

This is a collection of information that can be analyzed.

Which of the following are satelites?

This is half of the globe- it can be either north, south, east or west.

How is most surveying done today?

What geographic theme answers the questions "How do people relate to the physical world?"

Which technology helps meteorologists predict the weather?

On a map, a key is also known as a...

GIS stands for...

What is the geographic theme that has two types: absolute and relative?

This type of location is measured using latitude and longitude.

This type of geography deals with human activity.

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Geography is...

What do cartographers create?

This is a grid that uses letters and numbers to find a location.

GPS stands for...

This type of map shows boundaries, states and territories.

The earth is split into Eastern and Western hemispheres by the...

This is another name for longitude lines.

Which of these is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

This type of map shows Earth's landforms and water.

The definition of environment is

This is another name for latitude lines.

This branch of geography deals with physical features and processes.