formal definition of geography
study of the earth
differences between physical and cultural geography
physical: weather/climate, plants and animals, water-oceans, lakes, etc., landforms-mountains etc.
cultural: population, religion, style, architecture, etc.
meteorology
the study of weather and weather forecasting
topography
study of features on the surface of land
cartography
the study of maps and map-making
demography
the study of human population
identify all continents and which is the largest?
antarctica, asia, europe, north america, south america, australia, africa, asia is the largest
identify all the oceans of the world
indian pacific, atlantic, and arctic
identify what is shown on a physical map
ice caps, mountains, elevation, deserts, mountain ranges, etc.
identify what is shown on a political map
cities, country outlines and names, state capitals
identify what is shown on a topographic map
topographic maps show a regions surface features
what are the "7 parts of a map"?
border, scale, title, legend, symbol, direction, location
what are the hemispheres of the world
northern, southern, western, eastern
what is absolute location?
absolute location is the exact spot on earth where something is found, for example my house and the eiffel tower have absolute locations
what is relative location
the point of a place in relation to other places missouri is south of kansas city is relative location
longitude
longitude are lines going up and down which go east and west and the highest number of degrees for longitude is 180?
latitude
latitude lines go left to right, which go north and south and the maximum number of degrees for latitude is 90?
equator
the line 0? latitude. It divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres
prime meridian
the imaginary line of longitude that divides the world into western and eastern hemispheres goes from the north pole to the south pole 0? longitude
international dateline
the meridian at 180? longitude also the line where the date changes
Greenwich, England
site of the british royal observatory though which the prime meridian passes. there's even a steel line made to show where it is. It's 51� 28' 38'' N. and 0? longitude.
tropic of cancer
line of latitude located 23 1/2 north of the equator struck by the sun's most direct rays of energy during the june solstice
tropic of capricorn
line of latitude located 23 1/2 south of the equator struck by the sun's most direct rays of energy during the december solstice
what are the 4 time zones in the continental US
p.s.t pacific standard time, m.s.t. mountain standard time, e.s.t. eastern standard time c.s.t. central standard time
what are practical application of google earth
fly to" it's really useful because you can type in an address and it will take you straight there, 3d buildings is cool because you can look more closely at specific buildings to see how they look, etc.
formal definition of geography
study of the earth
differences between physical and cultural geography
physical: weather/climate, plants and animals, water-oceans, lakes, etc., landforms-mountains etc.
cultural: population, religion, style, architecture, etc.
meteorology
the study of weather and weather forecasting
topography
study of features on the surface of land
cartography
the study of maps and map-making
demography
the study of human population
identify all continents and which is the largest?
antarctica, asia, europe, north america, south america, australia, africa, asia is the largest
identify all the oceans of the world
indian pacific, atlantic, and arctic
identify what is shown on a physical map
ice caps, mountains, elevation, deserts, mountain ranges, etc.
identify what is shown on a political map
cities, country outlines and names, state capitals
identify what is shown on a topographic map
topographic maps show a regions surface features
what are the "7 parts of a map"?
border, scale, title, legend, symbol, direction, location
what are the hemispheres of the world
northern, southern, western, eastern
what is absolute location?
absolute location is the exact spot on earth where something is found, for example my house and the eiffel tower have absolute locations
what is relative location
the point of a place in relation to other places missouri is south of kansas city is relative location
longitude
longitude are lines going up and down which go east and west and the highest number of degrees for longitude is 180?
latitude
latitude lines go left to right, which go north and south and the maximum number of degrees for latitude is 90?
equator
the line 0? latitude. It divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres
prime meridian
the imaginary line of longitude that divides the world into western and eastern hemispheres goes from the north pole to the south pole 0? longitude
international dateline
the meridian at 180? longitude also the line where the date changes
Greenwich, England
site of the british royal observatory though which the prime meridian passes. there's even a steel line made to show where it is. It's 51� 28' 38'' N. and 0? longitude.
tropic of cancer
line of latitude located 23 1/2 north of the equator struck by the sun's most direct rays of energy during the june solstice
tropic of capricorn
line of latitude located 23 1/2 south of the equator struck by the sun's most direct rays of energy during the december solstice
what are the 4 time zones in the continental US
p.s.t pacific standard time, m.s.t. mountain standard time, e.s.t. eastern standard time c.s.t. central standard time
what are practical application of google earth
fly to" it's really useful because you can type in an address and it will take you straight there, 3d buildings is cool because you can look more closely at specific buildings to see how they look, etc.