September Flashcards
What is latitude?
distance north or south of the Earth’s equator.
What is longitude?
distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line.
What is revolution?
A complete trip around the sun
What is rotation?
is one complete spin of Earth on its axis.
What causes the seasons to change?
Earth’s tilt
How does solar energy affect earth
Cooler temperatures
Less daylight
What is geography?
The study of the world it’s people, and the landscapes they create
What is a landscape?
Is all the human and physical features that make it unique
What is a region?
Is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
What are the three levels of organization in geography?
Local
Regional
Global
What is a map?
It Is a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth’s surface
What is a globe?
It Is a spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet
What do Geographer’s use satellite image
To see what an area looks like from above earth
What are some of Geographer’s basic tools
Globes maps computers programs
What is absolute location
A specific description like this one call absolute location
What is relative location
This general description of where a place lies is call it’s relative location
What are the two branches of geography
Physical and human
What is cartography
The science of making maps
What is hydrology
The study of water on earth
What is metereology
The study of weather and what causes it
What is solar energy
Energy from the sun
What are the tropics
Regions closed at equator
What is the pre-Meridian and where is it located
Is that imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and Western Hemisphere, Greenwich England
Named and describe earths seasons
Winter: part of the earths tilted is away from the sun causing low temperatures
Summer:when the earth’s tilted is toward the sun more direct solar energy
Spring: earth’s begins toward the sun solar energy increases
Fall:solar energy begins to increases
