World Ex unit 1 quiz Flashcards
relative location
the location that is around the exact location
exact location
it’s coordinates or it’s adress of the place
lines of longitude are called
meridians
latitude
paralleles
latitude runs
east and west but north and south of the equator
longitude
runs north and south
90 south latitude 90 north is the north pole
is the south pole
the earths tilt is at
23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south
23.5 north is the
tropic of cancer
23.5 south is the
tropic of capricorn
the 5 themes of geography are
place: what is it like there.
landscape: is there a valley steppes general area.
3. Movement: People-jobs-family.
4. Human environmental interactions.
5. regions: Formal regions
functional regions
vernacular regions.
June 21/22
Summer Solstice
December 21/22
Winter Solstice
September 21/22
Fall Equinox
March 21/22
Spring Equinox
The most important parts of a map are:
Title Compass Key/Label Scale colors
The Earth has days nights ands seasons
because of its tilt and the way it turns
What affects the climate of an area
is latitude
The difference between Weather and climate is
a measure of time in which the climate is over a long period of time and the weather is over a shorter period of time maybe even just a couple days.
The difference between weathering and erosion is
weathering is the process which rock is being broken down into pieces.
Erosion is the movement of sediment from one place to another.
