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Geography
Chapter 1 & 2 Ms Westfall
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| seasons | are depended on the angle of the Earth's axis. |
| • Map | is A drawing that shows the distribution & arrangements of features on Earth. |
| Environment | surroundings |
| revolution | journey |
| orbit | OVAL SHAPED PATH |
| axis | -imaginary line running through North and South Poles. |
| rotation | spinning motion of Earth. Takes 24 hours per rotation |
| latitude | east west circles around the globe |
| equator | latitude line that circles the Earth exactly halfway between The North and South Pole. |
| Tropic of cancer- | n Summer solstice, the sun shines above it. |
| Tropic of Capricorn | -on winter solstice, the Sun shines above it. |
| low latitudes | tropics |
| Artic circle | 2 latitude lines near the artic. |
| high latitudes | the regions between the Artic and Antartartic circle (polar zones) |
| low latitudes | temperate zones; relieve fairly direct sunlight. Distinct patterns |
| What are the 5 important latitude lines? | Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer, Artic and Antarctic Circles, Equator |
| What are the 5 themes of geography? | location -place -human environment interaction -movement - regions |
| Geographers 2 BIG questions? | Where are things located and Why are they there |
| degree: | unit of measurement to figure out absolute location. |
| longitude | imaginary line also called meridian that runs north & south fromone pole to the other. |
| Prime meridian | runs through Greenwich England. |
| Spring Equinox | March, 23rd |
| Globe: | a round model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans and their true shapes. |
| Scale | size of an area on a map compared with the area's actual size. |
| Distortion: | change in accuracy of shapes and distances |
| Projection: | method of putting a map of the Earth onto a flat piece of paper. |
| Arthur Robinson | Robinson Projection |
| Compass rose: | map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions |
| Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, West |
| Key/Legend: | section of the map that explains the symbols for the map features; also called a legend |
| Grid | system use on maps to help locate places; some are based on longitude and latitude, while others are composed of letters and numbers |
| 3 Types of Maps | • Mercator Map, Arthur Robison Map, and Interrupted Map |
| Landforms: | shapes and types of land |
| Mountains: | Landforms that are usually more that 2,000 feet above sea level. |
| Hills: | low and less steep than mountains |
| Plateau: | large, elevated, flat piece of land |
| Plains: | large areas of gently rolling land |
| Pangaea: | The Supercontinent that Geologist theorize that one time, Earth only had one land mass called Pangaea |
| Weathering | process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces. |
| Three things cause weathering: | wind, rain, ice |
| Erosion | Weathered down rocks have been broken off the original piece and drifted off somewhere else |
| Atmosphere | Thick layer of special gases |
| Natural Resources | anything from the Earth that people using meeting their needs for food, clothing, and shelter |
| Raw materials | resources that don't need to be refined of changed in anyway |
| Vegetation | plants that grow naturally |
| Recyclable Resources: | these are resources that recycle through our environment by itself |
| Renewable resources: | these resources can be replaced. |
| Nonrenewable resources: | when used up, they can't be replaced. |
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