Study Guide for Chapter 1 of Exploring Our World: Using Geography Skills:

Students who wish to do well on the upcoming quiz will be familiar with the following terms/concepts: 1. Know the name given to the imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth (the Earth makes one complete rotation on this every 24 hours). 2. Know the name given to the year that contains one extra day, and what month receives that day 3. Know the name given to the low-latitude areas near the Equator (between 23 N and 23 S) 4. Know what constitutes physical features 5. Know the meaning of the term absolute location 6. Know the Five Themes of Geography, and be able to identify examples of each 7. Know the difference between the Earths rotation and revolution 8. Know the names, size, and makeup of the inner and outer planets 9. Know the meaning of the term geographers 10. Know how many years are in a decade, century, and millennium 11. Know the four dates of the changing of the seasons (Winter and Summers Solstices; Spring (Vernal) and Fall (Autumnal) equinoxes) 12. Know what imaginary line on Earth the noon sun shines directly on during both equinoxes 13. Know the differences between physical and human geography, and be able to identify examples of each 14. Know the reason Earth experiences seasons 15. Know the position of the North Pole in relation to the sun during the Summer Solstice 16. Know the measures in degrees of the North Pole, South Pole, Equator, and Prime Meridian 17. Know the measure in degrees of the Earths tilt

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Document 2 A radar originally developed for military surveillance and reconnaissance applications is helping a volunteer search-and-rescue group save lives. Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) precision-mapping synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data was used for the first time by the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council (AMRC) to help find and rescue a hiker stranded in the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico. The AMRC collected information about the hikers location and then created detailed maps of the area. The maps were color-coded for height and gave estimates of ground roughness. By using the maps, rescuers were able to zero in on the lost hiker and rescue him. Source: www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2004/elect-semi-sensors/rescue.html.

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