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Intro to Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many standardized time zones are there? | 24 |
| How many time zones in the US? | Prime meridian |
| What time zone is Auburn, AL in? | Central Time Zone |
| What time zone is the east coast/side of the USA in? | Eastern Time Zone |
| What hemispheres is the USA in? | North and West hemispheres |
| What line runs along the X Axis of a map? What directions? | Equator: West to East |
| What line runs along the Y Axis of a map? What directions? | Prime Meridian: North to South |
| What do the lines of Latitude measure on a map? | How far north or south from the Equator |
| What do the lines of Longitude measure on a map? | How far east or west from the Prime Meridian |
| What two lines intersect at 0o Latitude and 0o Longitude? | Equator and Prime Meridian |
| What are the Five Themes of Geography? | Movement, Location, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Place |
| What are the two types of location? Give an example of each | Absolute Location – Longitude and Latitude, Relative Location – describing ‘about’ where a location is “Two blocks away” |
| What are the two types of characteristics for a place? Give an example of each | Physical Characteristics – describing a place with a physical characteristic like the weather or landforms. Human Characteristics- describing a place with human qualities like what is the demographic, how many people are there, what is the culture like |
| What is Human-Environment interaction? Give an example of each | Humans modify (build houses), adapt (dress warmer), and rely food and transportation) on the environment. |
| What are the three types of regions? Give an example of each. | Formal Regions – Governmental boundaries like cities or defined by similar characteristics. Functional regions – Defined by a function like a newspaper. Vernacular regions – defined by people’s perception like the ‘south.’ |
| What are different types of movement? Give an example of each | Human Movement – cars, trains. Information movement – phones, computer, internet. Idea movement – trends from tv, TikTok, magazines |
| What are the four cardinal directions? | North, South, East, West |
| What are the four intermediate directions? | Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast |
| What are the map elements? (things on a map) | Map scale, compass rose, map legend, latitude and longitude lines, directions, map title |
| What is a map scale? | Maps are made to scale and directly connected between a unit of measurement on the map and the actual distance between places. |
| What is Geography? | The study of the earth’s physical features and the living things |
| What can maps help you understand? | Geographical features and the culture of a region |
| What are the six types of maps? | Climate Map ,Economic/Resource Map, Physical map, Political map, Road map, Topographical map |
| What is a Climate Map? | shows climate of areas around the world |
| What is an Economic/Research Map? | gives information about economic factors or other themes. |
| What is a Physical Map? | shows physical features and landforms. |
| What is a Political Map? | shows boundaries of countries, cities. |
| What is a Road Map? | helps navigate to a destination by showing roads. |
| What is a Topographical Map? | shows elevation of an area. |
| What are the three map projections we read about? | Mercator projection, Peters Projections, Winkel Tripel projection |
| Which map projection is most widely used? | Mercator Map |
| Which map projection has curved latitude and longitude lines? | Winkel Tripel |
| How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation on its axis? | 24 hours |
| How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time around the sun? | 365 ¼ days |
| What is the tilt of the earth? (degrees) | 23 ½° or 23.5 |
| What continent do we live on? | North America |
| What are the 7 continents and 5 oceans? | North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Australia – Southern Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean |
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