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Geography Lesson 2

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A set of flashcards covering key concepts from a geography lesson, including location measurement, themes of geography, and ways to describe location.

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Definition
What is the study of the earth and its people called?
Geography
An imaginary line that forms an east and west circle around the earth is called both what?
Parallel and lines of latitude.
An imaginary line that circles the earth from north and south is both called what?
Meridians and lines of longitude.
Geographers measure locations east or west of the the what is labeled zero degrees?
Prime Meridian.
A unit used by geographers to measure location on maps is called what?
Degree.
What two questions do geographers try to answer while studying different places?
Why are they there, and where are things located.
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Geography Lesson 2
TermDefinition
What is the study of the earth and its people called?
Geography
An imaginary line that forms an east and west circle around the earth is called both what?
Parallel and lines of latitude.
An imaginary line that circles the earth from north and south is both called what?
Meridians and lines of longitude.
Geographers measure locations east or west of the the what is labeled zero degrees?
Prime Meridian.
A unit used by geographers to measure location on maps is called what?
Degree.
What two questions do geographers try to answer while studying different places?
Why are they there, and where are things located.
How do these five themes location, place, human enviroment interaction, movement, and regions help geographers when they study the earth?
It helps geographers organize information.
What are two different ways to describe a location?
Latitude and longitude, relative and absolute.
Which way of describing location is being used when a geographer explains that a river is 250 miles north of San Antonio?
Geographers use relative location.
Why is the study of movement useful to geographers?
It helps geographers understand the relation among places.
What two questions do geographers ask while studying different places?
Why are they there, and where are they located.
How do these five themes location, place, human enviroment-interaction, movement, and regions help geographers study the earth?
It helps geographers organize information.
What are two different ways to describe location?
Relative and absolute.