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Ch. 1 Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which theme would involve animals, weather, landmarks, plants? | place |
| What is an exact location? | absolute |
| Give an example of absolute location. | address |
| What is general to other places? | relative |
| Give an example of relative location for IN. | Midwest |
| What is the center line of latitude called? | Equator |
| What is the degree for equator? | 0 |
| What is divides Earth into 4 sections? | hemisphere |
| What does a scale show? | distance |
| What does a compass rose show? | directions |
| What are the cardinal directions? | North south east west |
| What lines run east to west but measure North to South? | latitude |
| What lines run north to south but measure East to West? | longitude |
| What is a group of places with common traits? | region |
| What is a large landmass on Earth? | continent |
| What is a 3 dimensional item? | Earth |
| What line runs through Greenwich, England? | Prime meridian |
| Who creates maps? | cartographer |
| What measures height about sea level? | elevation |
| What does a political map show? | states, cities, capital |
| What does a physical map show? | lakes, rivers, mountains, plains |
| Which theme involves a relationship? | human environment interaction |
| Which theme involves both absolute & relative? | location |
| Which theme involves people, products & ideas? | movement |
| Which theme stresses the word SIMILAR? | region |