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What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Location, place, region, human environmental interaction, movement
What are site and situation?
site-physcial characteristics of a place
situation-location of place in relation to others
What is latitude
horizontal lines running parralell to the equator. 90* is max.
What is longitude
vertical lines drawn between north and south poles. East or west of prime mediridan. 0-180*
What are the different types of regions?
- formal-measurable borders/data, and has very specific characterisitcs
- Functional/nodal- A hub like a highway
- Perceptual- human attitude and feelings of a place
3 types of distance
1.Linear-how far something travels across earth
2. time- amount of time taken to travel
3. pshychological- the way people percieve distance.
3 types of maps
1.General- shows natural or man made features (political)
- Thematic-maps that show specific data (colors)
3.navigational- Used by sailors and mappers, now GPS
scales of maps
1.Small- Shows small amount of detail
- large- shows large amount of detail
2 geography types
1.Normal-Study of distribution and interaction of humans and physical features
2.contemporary- where people and activities are found and why they’re there
what is the order of planets to the sun
My very educated mother just served us noodles
How far is the earth from the sun
93.7 million mi
what planet has the most moons
saturn
How large is earth
7917.5 miles in diameters
5th largest planet
how old is the earth
4.543 billion years
layers of the earth
core, mantle, crust
lithosphere-land
hydrosphere-water
biosphere-living things
atmosphere-air