Traverse World Geography Unit 1

geography

• study of where things are found on Earth's surface and the reasons for the location

• study of atoms and molecules

• study of how animals migrate

• writing about the lives of humans on earth

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

• human geography

• physical geography

• population density

• climate map

human geography

• the study of where places are on the planet

• study of where and why human activities are located where they are, ex. religions, businesses, cities

• study of how many mountain ranges exist in a specific country

• understanding why water is important

the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth

• region

• density

• distortion

• map scale

scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

• map projection

• map scale

• map scariness

• map population

GPS

• orchestra teacher

• global positioning system

• secret keeper

• ground practice session

accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth

• ESP

• NNE

• GPS

• ESPN

the number of individuals in an area of a specific size

• population density

• map scale

• household data

• distortion

example: 403 E. 9th St.

• absolute location

• relative location

• GPS

• map scale

example of relative location

• 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

• NNW

• next door to McDonalds

• yes