Unit 1 Geography

Question 1

What is Location?

Answer 1

where something is located.

Question 2

What is place?

Answer 2

Describes what makes a location unique, including physical & human features.

Question 3

What is Human-Environment Interaction?

Answer 3

Human-Environment Interaction examines how people and the environment affect each other.

Question 4

What’s movement?

Answer 4

Movement looks at how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another.

Question 5

What is a region?

Answer 5

A region is an area defined by shared characteristics, such as physical or cultural features.

Question 6

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

Answer 6

Location, place, human-environment interaction, whats a movement, region

Question 7

What is a spatial significance?

Answer 7

Spatial Significance focuses on understanding a location and why it’s important.

Question 8

What are Interrelationships?

Answer 8

Interrelationships is figuring out how different things come together to make a special place.

Question 9

What are Patterns and Trends?

Answer 9

Patterns and Trends examine how characteristics of a location change over space or time.

Question 10

What is a Geographic Perspective?

Answer 10

Geographic Perspective explores what a place means to different people and how it impacts them.

Question 11

What is a compass rose?

Answer 11

A compass rose is a symbol on a map that shows cardinal (N, E, S, W) and ordinal (NE, NW, SE, SW) directions.

Question 12

What is a Magnetic Compass?

Answer 12

A magnetic compass is a ancient tool that indicates the four cardinal directions.

Question 13

What is a landmark?

Answer 13

A landmark is a significant and easily observable feature that helps determine location.

Question 14

What are the major lines of latitude?

Answer 14

Key lines include the Arctic Circle, Tropic of cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and Antarctic Circle.

Question 15

What is the Prime Meridian?

Answer 15

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Question 16

How do time zones work?

Answer 16

Time zones increase by 1 hour from left to right, but a 30-minute difference from AST to NST.

Question 17

What is distortion?

Answer 17

Distortion occurs when showing the round Earth on a flat map, changing shapes or distances.

Question 18

What is cartography?

Answer 18

Cartography is the study and practice of making maps.

Question 19

What does TODALS stand for?

Answer 19

Title, Orientation, Date, Author, Legend, Scale—essential things for every map.

Question 20

What is a general purpose map?

Answer 20

A general-purpose map shows important features like roads and cities.

Question 21

What is a thematic map?

Answer 21

A thematic map focuses on a specific topic/has a theme, such as climate or population.

Question 22

What is a digital map?

Answer 22

A digital map is an electronic version that can be viewed on devices.

Question 23

whats A topographic map?

Answer 23

A topographic map shows land shapes and features using contour lines.

Question 24

What are contour lines?

Answer 24

Contour lines indicate elevation and how high or low the land is.

Question 25

What are geo technologies?

Answer 25

Geo technologies are tools like GPS, GIS, and remote sensing that help us collect and use geographical information.