Geography Flashcards
Panoramas will switch between a
Panoramic, landscape, and close up.
Geography tells us
Who we are, how to live in the world,how to attain cultural literacy, how to understand interactions between time and space
5 themes of geometry
Movement, region, human-enviroment interactions, location, place
Movement
Of people goods, and ideas
Region
Broad areas:not always defined by political boarders
Human enviroment interaction
How we change and interact with the world we live in.
Location
Absolute or relative terms
Place
What is a place like? Human and physical characteristics
Cartography
The art of making maps(1859)
Chronography
The art of arranging historical events.
5 elements of a map
Title, legend, scale, compass, points of reference
Continents
North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia.
Oceans
Artic ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, southern ocean