Chapter 1

Question 1

is the study of everything on earth, from rock and rainfall to people and places

Answer 1

geography

Question 2

the way a person looks at something

Answer 2

perspective

Question 3

is the scenery of a place, including its physical, human and cultural features

Answer 3

landscapes

Question 4

the study of maps and map making

Answer 4

cartography

Question 5

the study of weather

Answer 5

meteorology

Question 6

is an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas

Answer 6

region

Question 7

has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas

Answer 7

formal region

Question 8

different places that are linked together and function as a unit

Answer 8

functional region

Question 9

our awareness and understanding of the environment

Answer 9

perception

Question 10

are regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes

Answer 10

perceptual regions

Question 11

5 Themes of geography

Answer 11

location, place, human- environment, movement, region

Question 12

2 Branches

Answer 12

Human geography and physical geography

Question 13

is made up of lines of latitude and longitude

Answer 13

grid

Question 14

lines drawn in the direction from east-west

Answer 14

latitude

Question 15

lines drawn in the direction from north-south

Answer 15

longitude

Question 16

the exact or relative spot of something on earth

Answer 16

location

Question 17

the physical and human features of a location

Answer 17

place

Question 18

the ways people and environments interrelate with and affect each other

Answer 18

human-environmental interaction

Question 19

how people and things change locations and the effects of these changes

Answer 19

Movement

Question 20

geographic areas with one or more shared characteristic

Answer 20

region

Question 21

is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between earth’s north pole and south pole

Answer 21

equator

Question 22

lines of latitude

Answer 22

parallels

Question 23

lines of longitude

Answer 23

meridians

Question 24

line drawn from the north pole through to the south pole

Answer 24

prime meridian

Question 25

parallels and meridians measure distance

Answer 25

degrees

Question 26

the equator divides the globe into two halves

Answer 26

hemispheres

Question 27

seven large landmasses

Answer 27

continents

Question 28

a collection of maps in one book

Answer 28

atlas

Question 29

different ways or presenting our round earth on flat maps

Answer 29

map projections

Question 30

the shortest route between any two places on the planet

Answer 30

great-circle route

Question 31

arrows that point to all 4 principal directions

Answer 31

compass rose

Question 32

key, that identifies the symbols on a map and what they represent

Answer 32

legend

Question 33

connecting and bordering

Answer 33

contiguous

Question 34

condensed droplets of water that fall as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Answer 34

precipitation

Question 35

elevation, layout, and shapes of the land

Answer 35

topography

Question 36

graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place

Answer 36

climate graphs

Question 37

graphs showing the percentages of males and females by age group in a country’s population

Answer 37

population pyramids