Geography: Cards for Test and Quiz

List the roots of geography and it’s meaning.

1. Geo : “earth”

2. graphy : “written description”

List the five themes of geography.

1. Location

2. Place

3. Human-environment interaction

4. Movement

5. Region

What is on a map legend?

Point, area, and line symbols.

What is the system of customs, traditions, and habits that a group of people uses to make something of their world?

Culture

What is a person’s perception of the world or a part of it based on available knowledge?

Mental map

What is geographic information gathered by aircraft or satellites?

Remote sensing

What is a part of a map that displays the meaning of the symbold on the map?

Legend

What is the term when all cultures are equally valid and no culture is better than the other?

Multiculturalism

What are maps that show specific changes in elevation?

Relief maps

Longitude: _____ and ________

Latitude: ________ and _______

east, west

north, south

What is the earth's belt that is an imaginary line that divided earth into northern and southern hempisheres?

Equator

What is the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England, and is designated 0°.

Prime Meridian

What is 180° and lies directly opposite of the prime meridian and is a continuation of the same line?

Meridian