Semester 1 Final Flashcards
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, place, region, human/environment interaction Movement
What is the most accurate representation of the earth?
Globe
The study of the world and all its human and physical characteristics.
Globe. Hemisphere. Geography
Geography
Lines circling the earth parallel to the equator, measures distance north and south.
Latitude. Longitude. Scale bar
Latitude
Lines that circle the earth from pole to pole, measures distance east and west.
Latitude. Longitude. Scale bar
Longitude
People who make maps
Cartographer
The 4 primary directions N, S, E, W
Longitude. Cardinal directions. Intermediate directions
Cardinal directions
NE, NW, SE, SW are called
Key. Cardinal directions. Intermediate directions
Intermediate directions
Lists and explains symbols, colors and lines used on a map
Key or legend
What kind of map Shows the topography, or shape, of the earth’s physical features?
Physical map
Map that shows the boundaries of counties, states, cities, roads and highways
Political map. Physical map. Qualitative map
Political map
Maps that emphasize a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
Flow-line map. Thematic map. Qualitative map
Thematic map
Computer software programs that take data from different sources and arranges it to help cartographers make maps.
Natural resources. Global information system (GIS). Topography
Global information system (GIS)
One of the halves of the earth is divided into
Prime meridian. Equator. Hemisphere
Hemisphere
What hemisphere do you live in?
Northern hemisphere
Setting up plants to make products and service industries in other countries because it is cheaper
Monopoly. Market economy. Outsourcing
Outsourcing
The process where a body of water becomes rich with nutrients and encourages overgrowth of algae
Arable. Eutrophication. Commodity
Eutrophication
An economy that gives people the freedoms m to make choices and buy their own things.
Global economy. Market economy. Command economy
Market economy
Spending more money on imports than what is earned on exports
Global economy. Trade deficit. Trade surplus.
Trade deficit
The percentage of people who can read and write.
Literacy rate. Bilingual. Urban sprawl
Literacy rate
Birth rate minus death rate = ?
Population density. Population growth. Developing country
Population growth
Large and small cities that make that make a great city together
Megalopolis. Bilingual. Immigration
Megalopolis
Countries that have certain traits in common such as government, religion or social groups.
Cultural hearth. Culture region. Ethnic group
Culture region
Early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas.
Cultural hearth. Culture region. Social group
Cultural hearth
The number of births per thousand of population each year
Birth rate
The average number of people in a square mile
Population density. Population growth. Birth rate
Population density