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18 Cards in this Set
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What are the two main branches of geography? What does each focus on?
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Physical-non man made
Human-distributions and characteristics of people |
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The industrial area in the northeastern and Midwestern part of the U.S. where many old factories have shut down is known as what?
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Rustbelt
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Name the five themes of geography
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1. Location
2. Human Environment 3. Place 4. Movement 5. Region |
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What is a globe?
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it's a scale model of the Earth
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What do lines of latitude measure? What do lines of longitude measure?
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Latitude-distance north and south of the Equator
Longitude-distance east and west of the Prime Meridian |
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The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that goes through what specific place?
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Greenwich, England
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How many degrees of latitude are found between the Equator and the North Pole?
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90 degrees
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Name the seven continents. Which is the largest? Which is the smallest?
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Asia
Australia Africa Antarctica Europe North America South America Largest-Asia Smallest-Australia |
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What is an island? What is the world's largest island?
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An island is a landmass smaller than a continent.
Greenland is the world's largest island. |
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Name the four oceans. Which is the largest? Which is the smallest?
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Atlantic
Pacific Arctic Indian Largest-Pacific Smallest-Arctic |
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What are gulfs and seas?
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Areas of saltwater that are connected to larger oceans
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What is a lake? What is the world's largest lake?
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Inland bodies of water
The Caspian Sea |
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What does a distance scale do? What is another word for a directional indicator?
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It helps determine real distances between points on a map
Compass rose |
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What is the difference between a political map and a physical map?
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Political-show the world's boarders, cities, countries, states and other political features
Physical-natural features like mountains, rivers, valleys, etc. |
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Name the four types of precipitation
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Rain
Hail Sleet Snow |
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What does a climate graph (climograph) show?
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The average temperature and precipitation of a place
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What does a population pyramid show? What do they help us understand?
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Percentages of males and females by age group in a country
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What do the letters GIS stand for? What does GIS do?
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GIS- Geographic Information System
It stores, displays, and maps locations and their features |
