Weighted Assement 1 Flashcards
What is Longitude?
It is the Angular distance of a place east to west of the prime meridian
What is latitude?
It is the angular distance of a place north and south of the equator
Latitude and longitude are measured in?
Degrees
What is a prime meridian?
An imaginary vertical line between north and South Poles
Also passes through Greenwich, London
Name me the 4 sub categories in Physical Geography
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Name me 4 sub categories under human geography
Population culture
Settlement developments
Natural environment =
Forests
Mountain
Oceans
Human environment =
Cities agricultural areas( farms) gardens industrial estates Cultural tourists attractions
How does geographers carry out investigations
Ask questions
Collect data& analyse it
Present findings which answer the investigation questions
Reflect
Lithosphere is??
Earths surface
What is geography
Study of earth and everything that is on it
Geographical concepts are?
Place
Space
Scale
Environment