All Issues Are Geography Flashcards
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location
Place
Human/Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
What does Mr. Heath always said to remember?
What? Where? Why there? Why care?
What does P/S/E/E stand for? These are all interrelationships to think about in geography
Political
Social
Economical
Environmental
Where is the Prime Meridian located?
Greenwich, U.K.
The Prime Meridian….
Is where the longitude line starts
The left side of the Prime Meridian is the….
Western Hemisphere
The right side of the Prime Meridian is…
Eastern hemisphere
Anywhere from 0° - 90°N is in the…
Northern Hemisphere
Anywhere from 0° - 90°S is in the..
Southern Hemisphere
The Equator is at…
0° latitude
Latitude is…
Horizontal
Longitude is…
Vertical
_______ are measured from the Prime Meridian
Time Zones
Define Trends
Characteristics that change overtime in a predictable way
Define Patterns
Characteristics that repeat themselves
Define scale
When a smaller distance is applied to a bigger distance that is difficult to measure realistically
What does this represent?
1 : 50 000
1cm on a map represents 50,000 cm in real life
Vocabulary to describe a trend
Increasing
Decreasing
Irregular
Static
Unpredictable
Seasonal
Fluctuating
Vocabulary to describe a pattern
Linear
Dispersed
Concentrated
Sparse
Clustered
Absent
Outliers
Name the 6 time zones in Canada
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)
Canadian time differences increase the closer they are to the…
West coast
(B.C)
Define Spatial Significance
Involves understanding both the physical and human aspects of a location
