1. Key TermsGeography Parallels and Meridians Hemispheres Map Grid and Index Maps 10 20 30 40 50

2. What is geography the study of?

3. Geography is the study of many things.

4. The explanation of what the colors and symbols mean on the map

5. Legend or Key

6. What is a Cartographer?

7. A person who draws maps

8. What is a satellite?

9. An electronic device/object in space that provides global positioning to us

10. What is a map scale?

11. Compares the distance on a map to the distance of a place on the earth

12. DAILY DOUBLE In our class we are learning about geography, what are three of the five areas we are covering?

13. Surface, climate, resources, people and space

14. What is a globe?

15. A globe is a small representation of the earth.

16. Looking at the globe, you can only see half of it, why?

17. Because it is a sphere of circle

18. What are the two main things a geographer uses?

19. Map and a Globe

20. Why is the study of Geography important?

21. It is important because it helps you to understand and use the world in which we live.

22. Which imaginary line divides the earth into south and north latitudes?

23. The equator at 0 degrees latitude

24. The north pole is at what degrees latitude?

25. 90 degrees N latitude

26. DAILY DOUBLE Explain what the Prime Meridian is.

27. It is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degree longitude.

28. Parallel lines are also called what?

29. Lines of latitude

30. Lines of latitude run ____ to ____ while lines of longitude run _____ to _____.

31. East to west; North to south

32. The earth is broken into how many hemispheres?

33. Four hemispheres

34. Define the South Pole.

35. The point on the earth located at 90 degrees south latitude where the lines of longitude meet

36. In which Hemisphere(s) is the North pole located in?

37. Northern Hemisphere

38. What continent is in all four Hemispheres?

39. Africa

40. Define “Hemisphere”

41. Half of the earth

42. Define index

43. A pattern of lines that form squares

44. An index is an alphabetical list of what?

45. ….of place names on a map

46. When giving a latitude and longitude to someone, what comes first?

47. Degrees of latitude

48. Define a physical map

49. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways on the earths surface.

50. What is absolute and relative location?

51. Absolute- description of a place using grid coordinates Relative – a place using the relation of one place to another

52. What are the four cardinal directions?

53. North, south, east, and west

54. What does contiguous mean?

55. Connected; touching

56. What is a political map?

57. A map that shows borders of states, borders of countries and capitals

58. What is an international border?

59. A border between countries

60. What is an inset map?

61. A smaller map set within the border of a larger one