SS Okeafor Geography

Question 1

The study of Earth and its people, places and environment

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

Earth’s features in terms of their location, shapes and their relationships to one another

Answer 2

Spatial

Question 3

Portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location

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Landscapes

Question 4

Generation Location. Where a place is compared to one another

Answer 4

Relative location

Question 5

Exact location of something

Answer 5

Absolute location

Question 6

Imaginary lines that run East to West but measure distance in North to South direction

Answer 6

Lines of Latitude

Question 7

Imaginary lines that run North to South but measure East to West direction

Answer 7

Lines of Longitude

Question 8

Imaginary lines that run East to West with 0 degrees at the center. Run parallel to each other and equal in distance from North Pole to South Pole

Answer 8

Equator

Question 9

Starting point for measuring longitude. Runs through Greenwich, England and has value of 0 degrees

Answer 9

Prime Meridian

Question 10

Places that are close to one another and share some common characteristics

Answer 10

Region

Question 11

The natural surroundings of a place

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Environment

Question 12

The shape and nature of land

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Landform

Question 13

Materials that can be used to produce crops or other products

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Resources

Question 14

Always changing (ex, technology, learning process)

Answer 14

Dynamic

Question 15

Part of something or an element of a whole

Answer 15

Component

Question 16

The average weather in a place over a long period of time

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Climate

Question 17

Means getting information from far away for immediate use

Answer 17

Remote sensing