| Question | Answer |
| Define prime meridian. | An imaginary line of longitude separating Eastern and Western hemispheres. |
| What do tangible and intangible mean? | Tangible: capable of being touched (food, clothes, resources)
Intangible: incapable of being touched (thoughts, ideas, information) |
| Define equator. | An imaginary line of latitude around the earth, dividing Northern and Southern hemispheres. |
| What is the same between a map and a globe? | Both--
Show what the world looks like,show countries and cities, show mountains, deserts, oceans |
| What is the difference between a map and a globe? | Globe is -
life-like model of Earth,
sphere/ball,
harder to carry around than maps,
expensive,
spins/rotates.
Map is --
able to show more information (usually),
flat,
inexpensive,
less accurate (some details may be distorted),
easy to use/carry |
| What is the difference between a a physical, political and special purpose map? | Physical map shows major physical features of a region like deserts, mountains and plains.
Political map shows borders between countries, and major cities.
Special purpose map shows one specific theme or topic like religion or climate or population. |
| What are the 4 hemispheres of the world? | northern southern eastern and western hemispheres |
| What is the difference between absolute and relative location? | Absolute Location is a specific description of where a place lies. An address or coordinates on a map. A relative location is a general description of where a place lies (North Carolina is north of Georgia.) |
| Define the 6 basic geography terms in your geographical dictionary. | ocean, plain, island, lake, plateau, mountain |
| What are the 5 parts of a map? | title, compass rose, scale, legend, locator map |
| Name the 5 themes of geography. | Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions. |
| Difference between human and physical characteristics? | Physical features naturally exist in an area, like terrain, mountains, water. Human features are what humans have built, like buildings and dams. |
