Human Geography Exam Flashcards
What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Movement, Regions, Human Environment Interaction, Location, and Place
What question goes with location?
” Where is it? or How do I get there?”
What is Location?
Where a place is and how you can get there
What are the 2 types of Location?
Absolute and Relative
What is Absolute location?
The exact location of a place
What is Relative Location?
Where a place is in RELATION to another place
What is the grid system to find where places are?
Latitude and Longitude
What are hemispheres?
The two equal halves of the globe
What does Latitude stand for?
How far SOUTH or NORTH a place is in relation to the EQUATOR
What is the Equator?
0 degree line for Latitude
What two circles have 24 hrs of day/night?
Artic(N) and Antarctic(S) circles
What does Longitude stand for?
How far EAST or WEST is in relation to the PRIME MERIDIAN
What is the Prime Meridian?
0 degree line for Longitude
What is Place?
What it is like to live somewhere
What question does place help answer?
“What is it like to live there?”
