Geography quiz Flashcards
7 continents
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe
The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)
Movement Regions Human-environment interaction Location Places
location
Absolute and relative
Absolute (location)
A latitude and longitude (a street address)
Relative (location)
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance
Place
Human characteristics and physical characteristics
Human Characteristics (place)
Languages, customs, beliefs
Physical characteristics (place)
Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate
Regions
Formal, functional, vernacular
Formal (regions)
Defined by government (states, countries, cities)
Functional (regions)
Defined by a function (newspaper, cell phone area code)
vernacular (regions)
defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south)
movement
human, information, idea
human (movement)
trucks, trains, planes
information (movement)
phones, computer (email), mail
idea (movement)
tv, radio, magazines
human-environment interaction
depend on it, modify it, adapt to it
depend on it (human-environment interaction)
the columbia river for power and transportation
modify it (human-environment interaction)
heating and cooling for comfort
adapt to it (human-environment interaction)
wearing clothes suitable to the weather/seasons
Anticipate
To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment
Perspective
the subject being mentally viewed
Worldview
The factors that influence your perspective of the world
Ethnocentrism
Thinking that one’s own group is superior
Patriotism
Love or devotion for ones country
Legend
A key on a map that explains what each symbol represents on that map
Globe
A spherical scale model of the earth
Directional indicator
Arrow pointing north
Compass Rose
Arrows point north, south, east and west
Equator
Imaginary line that runs east/west exactly halfway between the north and south poles
Prime meridian
An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole through Greenwich, England
Scale
A line on a map that represents distance
Which is more accurate a globe or map?
Globe
The earth rotates a full axis a ________?
Day
The earth rotates around the whole Sun in a ______?
Year
___ degrees north is the north pole
90
