Quarter Final S.S. Flashcards
What is the largest desert?
Antarctica
Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?
Indian Ocean
What is a compass rose?
A circle showing directions on a map/chart.
What is an equator?
An equator is an imaginary line that separates the North and South hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
A Prime Meridian is a line of 0 longitude. An imaginary line that runs vertically through the center of Earth.
Latitude vs Longitude?
Latitude is the distance of North and South of the equator measured in degrees. Longitude is the distance between East and west of the Prime Meridian.
What is a Map Scale?
A Map Scale shows a distance between 2 locations.
Physical vs Political Map?
A Physical Map is a map showing the physical locations. A Political Map shows the natural boundaries of major cities.
Primary vs Secondary sources?
A primary source is information gathered by people that were there. A secondary Source is information gathered by books or documents.
Physical vs Human Geography?
Physical geography is about the land, the lakes and the environment. Human geography can be defined by religion.
What is a Linguist? Cartographer?
A linguist is a person that has skills for foreign languages. A cartographer analyzes maps and charts.
What is a civilization?
Civilization is a society with cities, a government or workers with certain jobs/tasks.
What are some examples of achievements?
Some examples are art, inventions and architecture.
What is social structure?
Social Structure is all about the people if they have to be segregated or not.
