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Geo Skills
Study Stack for 1st Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The level of the ocean surface | Sea Level |
| Condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place | Weather |
| Used to show distance on a map | Scale |
| Caused by differences in air temperature | Wind |
| Some parts of the world experience winds blowing from the same direction most of the time. | Prevailing Winds |
| Used to show the directions on a map. | Compass Rose |
| The height of an area above sea level | Elevation |
| Weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time | Climate |
| A bound collection of maps, a book of maps. | Atlas |
| Half of the earth. | Hemisphere |
| A person that draws maps. | Cartographer |
| This map shows direction accurately, but distorts area. | Mercator |
| This map is a compromise map, it balances distortion of area and direction. | Robinson |
| This map shows continents accurately, but distorts the oceans. | Goode |
| This map shows area accurately, but distorts shape. | Eckert |
| Names of places defined by a government such as states, rivers, mountains, cities, etc. | Formal Region |
| Regions created to help you complete a task or do a job such as newspaper routes, bus zones, school zones, etc. | Functional Region |
| Places that are defined by people's perceptions such as The Middle East, The South, The Rust Belt, etc. | Vernacular Regions |
| Contains all the rock material including Earth’s crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. | Lithosphere |
| Contains all life and anywhere life can exist on Earth. | Biosphere |
| How does location influence resources? | uneven distribution |
| How does location influence human settlement? | climate altitude water |
| How does location influence the culture of people? | traditions survival |
| the Location of something in relation to something else. | Relative location |
| Coordinates or address of a place. | Absolute Location |
| Buildings and shelters, roads, bridges and anything that humans build that becomes a permanent structure in the environment is an example of? | Human Environment Interaction |
| Mountains, rivers, forest, deserts, or any naturally occurring parts of the environment fall under which of the 5 themes of geography? | Place |
| Email, satellites, cargo ships, passenger jets and newspapers are all examples of which of the 5 themes of geography? | movement |
| A map showing the elevation of a region is called what? | topographical map |
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