Geography Ch.1 Study Guide

Geography is...

• the study that describes a place in comparison to other places

• the study of distribution and interaction of physical and human nature

• the study of the united states and regions

• the study of human resources, maps, and life

Maps are....

• a way of drawing earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by a round earth on flat paper

• a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth

• three-dimensional graphic representations of selected parts of the earth's surface

• two-dimensional graphic representations of selected parts of the earth's surface

Absolute location

• is the exact place on the earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found

• describes a place in comparison to other places around it

Relative location

• describes a place in comparison to other places around it

• is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found

Prime meridian

• the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west

• the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves

Equator

• the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west

• the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves

Hemisphere

• none of the above

• when the southern and north half of the earth is divided

• when the eastern and western half of the earth is divided

• when the earth is divided into two halves that can either be the north and south or east and west

Latitude Lines

• located south and north, these lines run parallel to the equator

• these lines mark positions in the east and west hemispheres

Longitude Lines

• these lines mark the east and west hemispheres

• located north and south, these lines run parallel to the equator