Geography quiz

What our planet is like, the work of rivers, the sea and ice, weather or climate

• A Physical World refers to

• A Human World refers to

• A Enviromental World refers to

How and where people live, develop and earn a living

• A Physical World refers to

• A Human World refers to

• A Enviromental World refers to

Habitats, such as mountains, forests, oceans, and how they develop and change

• A Physical World refers to

• A Human World refers to

• A Enviromental World refers to

Geographers define a map as

a graphic representation,

• presenting a spatial/3D understanding

  of places, ideas, or events in the

  human and physical worlds.

• was the 1 st person to use the term

  ‘geography’, 1 st person to calculate

  the circumference of the Earth with

  amazing accuracy, and drew the 1 st

  world map about 194 BC, 2300 years

  ago.

• sending back real-time images, to

  accurately map the planet, and to

  monitor the changing environment

  and weather systems

• was the 2 nd person drew the world

  map in 1658, and discovered and

  explored new areas of the world by

  the 17 th century

A Greek scholar,

Eratosthenes

• presenting a spatial/3D understanding

  of places, ideas, or events in the

  human and physical worlds.

• was the 1 st person to use the term

  ‘geography’, 1 st person to calculate

  the circumference of the Earth with

  amazing accuracy, and drew the 1 st

  world map about 194 BC, 2300 years

  ago.

• sending back real-time images, to

  accurately map the planet, and to

  monitor the changing environment

  and weather systems

• was the 2 nd person drew the world

  map in 1658, and discovered and

  explored new areas of the world by

  the 17 th century

Many satellites now circle

the Earth

• presenting a spatial/3D understanding

  of places, ideas, or events in the

  human and physical worlds.

• was the 1 st person to use the term

  ‘geography’, 1 st person to calculate

  the circumference of the Earth with

  amazing accuracy, and drew the 1 st

  world map about 194 BC, 2300 years

  ago.

• sending back real-time images, to

  accurately map the planet, and to

  monitor the changing environment

  and weather systems

• was the 2 nd person drew the world

  map in 1658, and discovered and

  explored new areas of the world by

  the 17 th century

A Dutch cartographer,

Nicolaes Visscher

• presenting a spatial/3D understanding

  of places, ideas, or events in the

  human and physical worlds.

• was the 1 st person to use the term

  ‘geography’, 1 st person to calculate

  the circumference of the Earth with

  amazing accuracy, and drew the 1 st

  world map about 194 BC, 2300 years

  ago.

• sending back real-time images, to

  accurately map the planet, and to

  monitor the changing environment

  and weather systems

• was the 2 nd person drew the world

  map in 1658, and discovered and

  explored new areas of the world by

  the 17 th century

The voyages of Christopher

Columbus from 1492-1502

• the Equator.

• or co-ordinates, to fix their

  position.

• made ‘New World’ and people

  from old world (Europe)

• the Prime Meridian.

In ancient times, people located

themselves

• using landmarks and simple maps.

• or co-ordinates, to fix their

  position.

• made ‘New World’ and people

  from old world (Europe)

• the Prime Meridian.

Explorers and traders needed a

frame of reference,

• using landmarks and simple maps.

• or co-ordinates, to fix their

  position.

• made ‘New World’ and people

  from old world (Europe)

• the Prime Meridian.