Thinking like a Geographer

The special computer software geographers use to gather different information about the same place is the

• grid systme

• geographic information system (GIS)

• meridian

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

The main tools geographers use are

• regions.

• relative locations

• maps and globes

• Latitude and Longitude

Physical Geography is the study of the earth's

• two hemispheres

• atmosphere

• land, water, plant and animal life

• neighboring planets

One way geographers gather information for accurate maps is by studying

• landforms.

• photographs taken high above Earth.

• the grid system.

• lines of latitude.

What two characteristics do geographers study about a place?

• physical and human

• latitude and longitude

• GPS and GIS

• maps and globes

A group of satellites traveling around Earth forms the

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic information system

• the Grid System

• the Latitude Longitude grid

_____ are human remains from ancient times that have been turned to rock.

• Minerals

• Fossil fuels

• Fossils

• Bones

The individual features of the land in a region are known as _______.

• fossils.

• landforms.

• bodies of water

• maps.

______ are areas of the land that share some common characteristics.

• Landforms

• Maps

• Environments

• Regions

The natural surroundings or ______ of a region determines what kind of animals and plants coexist there.

• environment

• region

• landfomrs

• lakes