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All Issues Are Geography Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the 5 themes of geography?

A

Location

Place

Human/Environment Interaction

Movement

Regions

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What does Mr. Heath always said to remember?

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What? Where? Why there? Why care?

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What does P/S/E/E stand for? These are all interrelationships to think about in geography

A

Political

Social

Economical

Environmental

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4
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Where is the Prime Meridian located?

A

Greenwich, U.K.

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5
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The Prime Meridian….

A

Is where the longitude line starts

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The left side of the Prime Meridian is the….

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Western Hemisphere

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The right side of the Prime Meridian is…

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Eastern hemisphere

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Anywhere from 0° - 90°N is in the…

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Northern Hemisphere

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Anywhere from 0° - 90°S is in the..

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Southern Hemisphere

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10
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The Equator is at…

A

0° latitude

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Latitude is…

A

Horizontal

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Longitude is…

A

Vertical

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13
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_______ are measured from the Prime Meridian

A

Time Zones

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14
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Define Trends

A

Characteristics that change overtime in a predictable way

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Define Patterns

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Characteristics that repeat themselves

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Define scale

A

When a smaller distance is applied to a bigger distance that is difficult to measure realistically

17
Q

What does this represent?
1 : 50 000

A

1cm on a map represents 50,000 cm in real life

18
Q

Vocabulary to describe a trend

A

Increasing

Decreasing

Irregular

Static

Unpredictable

Seasonal

Fluctuating

19
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Vocabulary to describe a pattern

A

Linear

Dispersed

Concentrated

Sparse

Clustered

Absent

Outliers

20
Q

Name the 6 time zones in Canada

A

Pacific time zone (-8)

Mountain time zone (-7)

Central time zone (-6)

Eastern time zone (-5)

Atlantic time zone (-4)

Newfoundland time zone (-3 1/2)

21
Q

Canadian time differences increase the closer they are to the…

A

West coast
(B.C)

22
Q

Define Spatial Significance

A

Involves understanding both the physical and human aspects of a location

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