Question | Answer |
Why do geographers study the 5 themes of geography? | organize info about earth & its people; know where things are located & why they are there |
List the 5 themes of geography. | location, movement, place, regions, human-environment interaction |
Describe the geographical theme of location. | describes the position of a place on earth; absolute & relative |
Describe the geographical theme of movement. | people, ideas, goods get moved from place to place |
Describe the geographical theme of regions. | created by geographers – look @ common physical/human features |
Describe the geographical theme of human-environment interaction. | people interact w/ land (their environment) |
Describe the geographical theme of place. | describes physical & human features of an area |
How are goods transported from place to place? | land, air, water, rail, pipeline |
How are people transported from place to place? | land, air, water, rail |
How are ideas communicated from place to place? | people sharing, "snail" mail, telephone/cell phone, TV/radio, newspaper/magazines, Internet |
What is geography? | study of Earths’ surface (environment) & the processes that change it |
What is absolute location and how is it determined (what is it based upon)? | a places’ exact spot on earth; latitude & longitude (grid system) |
What is relative location? | a place is described in relation to somewhere else (what it’s near or around) |
What types of earth’s features are studied by geographers? | physical and human/cultural |
What are examples of the earth's physical features? | landforms, water, soil, climate, plant life, animal life, elevation, altitude |
What are examples of the earth's human/cultural features? | population, ways of life (religion, traditions, jobs…), economy, language, buildings/highways … anything having to do w/ the people of a place |
Why do geographers study regions? | to compare places |
What do geographers study when comparing regions? | areas/places common features |
What relationships do geographers study? | how people & Earth affect each other |
In what ways do people interact with their environment? | adapt to it, modify it, depend upon it |
How are people interacting with their environment when they wear heavier clothing when the temperatures are cooler or build houses higher off ground in areas prone to flooding? | adapting to it |
How are people interacting with their environment when mining companies dig deep into the earth to extract minerals, when a bypass is built north of Starkville or when landfills are used to dump trash? | modifying it |
How are people interacting with their environment when they use it for survival, such as growing food or having a job of being a shrimp fisherman? | depending upon it |
When people interact with their environment, what kinds of results occur? | can be either positive or negative |
What is a compass rose? What is its purpose? | a symbol on a map that show directions |
What name is given to the directional points on a compass rose? Name those directions. | cardinal directions -- north, south, east, west |
What name is given to the directions between the cardinal directions? Name those directions. | intermediate directions -- northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |
If someone is traveling in a northerly direction, toward what point on the earth is he heading? | North Pole |
If someone is traveling in a southerly direction, toward what point on the earth is he heading? | South Pole |
What are hemispheres? | half of a sphere -- half of the earth |
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere & Southern Hemisphere? | equator |
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemisphere? | Prime Meridian |
Which continents lie in the Northern Hemisphere? | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa |
Which oceans lie in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
Which continents lie in the Southern Hemisphere? | South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Asia (islands) |
Which oceans lie in the Southern Hemisphere? | Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
Which continents lie in the Western Hemisphere? | Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica |
Which oceans lie in the Western Hemisphere? | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean |
Which continents lie in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica |
Which oceans lie in the Eastern Hemisphere? | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean |
North America lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Western Hemipsheres |
South American lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Southern - Western Hemipsheres |
Europe lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Western - Eastern Hemipsheres |
Africa lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Southern - Eastern - Western Hemipsheres |
Asia lies in which hemipheres? | Northern - Southern - Eastern Hemipsheres |
Australia lies in which hemispheres? | Southern - Eastern Hemipsheres |
Antarctica lies in which hemispheres? | Southern - Eastern - Western Hemipsheres |
The Arctic Ocean lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Eastern - Western Hemipsheres |
The Atlantic Ocean lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Southern - Eastern - Western Hemipsheres |
The Pacific Ocean lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Southern - Eastern - Western Hemipsheres |
The Indian Ocean lies in which hemispheres? | Northern - Southern - Eastern Hemipsheres |
Why would a globe be a preferred drawing of the earth’s surface? | it is the most accurate way to show Earth’s continents and bodies of water |
What is a map’s projection? | representation of Earth’s rounded surface on a flat surface |
What happens to landforms on the earth when they are drawn on a flat map? | become distorted – shapes/sizes are either larger or smaller than the actual size:ratio as found on Earth |
What is the connection between projection and distortion when studying a map? | projection is how Earth is drawn on a flat map; distortion is the loss of accuracy of the shapes/sizes when drawn on a flat map |