Geography Study Guide Flashcards
Relative Location
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance
The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)
Movement Regions Human-environment interaction Location Places
7 continents
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere; the globe cut in half, north, south, e & w
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
Tropic of Cancer
23 1/2 north of the equator
Tropic of Capricorn
23 1/2 south of the equator
Arctic circle
66 1/2 north of the equator
Antarctic circle
66 1/2 south of the equator
Legend
A key on a map that explains what each symbol represents on that map
Cartographer
Someone who charts and/or creates maps
Worldview
The factors that influence your perspective of the world
Anticipate
To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment
Perspective
the subject being mentally viewed
Scale
A line on a map that represents distance
Time zone
Pacific, mountain, central, eastern
Ethnocentrism
Thinking that one’s own group is superior
Patriotism
Love or devotion for ones county
Compass rose
Arrows point north, south, east, west
4 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctica
Pros of maps (4)
See everything at once
Portable
Has legend
Shows highways
Pros of a globe (4)
More accurate
3D (fun, move it)
Shows axis
Lat& long correct
Cons of maps(2)
All maps are wrong
No axis
Cons of globe (4)
You can’t see everything at once
No legend
No zoom
Not portable
international dateline
opposite of the prime meridian
compromise(4)
Distance
Size
Direction
Shapes
Absolute
A latitude and longitude (a street address)
Physical geography
Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate
Thematic (type of map)
Show few kinds of information
Political (type of map)
Shows man made features and boundaries and location of nations, cities, states, countries
Physical (type of map)
Natural features
Relief of topographic (Type of map)
3d
