September Mensual Flashcards
What is geography?
The study of the world, it’s people, and landscapes they create.
What is a landscape?
Is all the human and physical features that make it unique
What are the branches or geography?
Human geography and physical geography
What are the three materials that geographers use?
Maps, globes, satellite images
What are the three levels that geographers study ?
Global level, region level, local level
What are the fields of geography?
Meteorology,hydrology, cartography
What studies the geographers of the global level?
How the country’s economy affects the world
What studies the geographers of the region level?
The region’s population and the transports
What studies the geographers of the local level?
The local food, housing, clothing
What is the solar energy?
Is the energy that the sun provides to earth, and it helps to the crops grow, provides light, and warm the earth
What is rotation?
Is a complete spin of earth in its Axis, it’s duration is about 24 hours or a day
What is revolution?
Is a trip around the sun, it takes 365 1/4 days
Name and describe the earth seasons
Winter: part of earth that is away from sun, less solar energy, cooler, less daylight
Fall: solar energy starts to decrease, causing short days and cooler
Summer: earth is toward sun, more direct sun energy, warmer, long day light
Spring:start the earth tilt toward sun, solar energy increases, daylight longer
How are seasons different in the north and south hemisphere?
There’s only two seasons, each one last 6 months
What are five different landforms on earth?
Mountains, valley, island, peninsula, plains
