Geography Study Guide Flashcards

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Relative Location

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Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance

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The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)

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Movement 
Regions 
Human-environment interaction  
Location 
Places
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7 continents

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North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe

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Hemisphere

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Half of a sphere; the globe cut in half, north, south, e & w

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Equator

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Imaginary line that runs east/west exactly halfway between the north and south poles

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Prime meridian

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An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole through Greenwich, England

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Tropic of Cancer

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23 1/2 north of the equator

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Tropic of Capricorn

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23 1/2 south of the equator

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Arctic circle

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66 1/2 north of the equator

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Antarctic circle

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66 1/2 south of the equator

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Legend

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A key on a map that explains what each symbol represents on that map

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Cartographer

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Someone who charts and/or creates maps

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Worldview

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The factors that influence your perspective of the world

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Anticipate

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To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment

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Perspective

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the subject being mentally viewed

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Scale

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A line on a map that represents distance

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Time zone

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Pacific, mountain, central, eastern

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Ethnocentrism

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Thinking that one’s own group is superior

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Patriotism

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Love or devotion for ones county

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Compass rose

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Arrows point north, south, east, west

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4 oceans

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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctica

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Pros of maps (4)

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See everything at once
Portable
Has legend
Shows highways

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Pros of a globe (4)

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More accurate
3D (fun, move it)
Shows axis
Lat& long correct

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Cons of maps(2)

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All maps are wrong

No axis

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Cons of globe (4)
You can't see everything at once No legend No zoom Not portable
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international dateline
opposite of the prime meridian
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compromise(4)
Distance Size Direction Shapes
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Absolute
A latitude and longitude (a street address)
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Physical geography
Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate
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Thematic (type of map)
Show few kinds of information
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Political (type of map)
Shows man made features and boundaries and location of nations, cities, states, countries
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Physical (type of map)
Natural features
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Relief of topographic (Type of map)
3d