Geography Review. What are the Cardinal Directions?

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Geography Review

What are the Cardinal Directions?

What are the Cardinal Directions?

North, South, East, West

What type of map is this?

Thematic

What type of map is this?

This map shows what theme of Geography is this map showing?

This map shows what theme of Geography is this map showing?

Regions

What is line of 0° East called?

• Prime meridian

What is line of 0° East called?

What is the line of 0 ° North called?

What is the line of 0 ° North called?

• Equator

If I asked for a location of something, what units or lines would you use?

If I asked for a location of something, what units or lines would you use?

• Longitude and Latitude

A __________________ is to group places that have something in

common

A __________________ is to group places that have something in

common

• Region

What theme of geography explores how people affect the area around them?

What theme of geography explores how people affect the area around them?

• Human-Environment Interaction

What is this picture an example of?

What is this picture an example of?Human Environment Interaction

What two characteristics do we use to describe place?

What two characteristics do we use to describe place?

• Physical and Human

What is a physical Characteristic?

What is a physical Characteristic?

• Landforms, vegetation, and climate. etc

What is a Human Characteristic?

What is a Human Characteristic?

• Language, people, money, etc

Theme of Geography: What theme discusses how people, goods and

ideas move?

Theme of Geography: What theme discusses how people, goods and

ideas move?

• Movement

This map is missing what part?

This map is missing what part? Key

On a map, you use this to find out how far apart one place is to another

On a map, you use this to find out how far apart one place is to another

• Scale

On a map, you use this to tell you which direction something is in.

On a map, you use this to tell you which direction something is in.

• Compass Rose

This map shows boundaries, major cities and capitals, but no land

forms

This map shows boundaries, major cities and capitals, but no land

forms • Political

This map shows boundaries, major cities and capitals, and landforms. There are

more landforms than other details

This map shows boundaries, major cities and capitals, and landforms. There are

more landforms than other details

• Physical

An example of this map would be a population map or a climate map.

An example of this map would be a population map or a climate map.

• Thematic Map

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast are examples of what?

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast are examples of what?

• Intermediate Directions

How many hemispheres are there? Name them.

How many hemispheres are there? Name them.

• Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western. 4

What is the job of a geographer?

What is the job of a geographer?

• to study the earth's surface.

Longitude and Latitude are an example of what part of a map?

Longitude and Latitude are an example of what part of a map?

• Grid

You would use this to figure out what a thematic map was showing.

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