Introduction to Geography

Theme that asks....WHAT IS IT LIKE?

• Place
• Location
• Region
• Movement

Theme that asks....HOW IS IT ALIKE OR DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PLACES?

• Place
• Location
• Region
• Movement

The latitude and longitude of a place?

• Relative location
• Absolute location
• Formal Region

Line that splits the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Prime Meridian

Study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth

• Sociology
• Geology
• Geography
• History

Location, Place, Regions, Movement, and Human-environment interact are called the

• tools of geography
• 5 themes
• momentos of time
• tutorials of geography

People digging irrigation or damming rivers is an example of which theme?

• Human environment interaction
• movement
• location
• place

Geographers use __________ lines to measure places north and south of the equator

• longitude
• latitude
• meridian

Portability is a benefit of

• maps
• globes
• satelites
• GIS

What is a problem with maps?

• portability
• distortion
• roundness
• ugly