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19 Cards in this Set
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Geography |
Study of the Earth |
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5 Themes of Geography |
1-Location
2-Place 3-Human Environment Interaction 4-Movement 5-Regions |
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Projection |
Representation of Earth's rounded surface on a flat surface. |
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What helps a geographer identify absolute location? |
Latitude and Longitude |
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Why do geographers study "human-environment interaction"? |
To learn how people and the environment affect each other. |
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Why is the image of the Earth on a globe more accurate than the image on a map? |
Both the Earth and a globe are round. |
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What are the advantages or disadvantages of globes and maps? |
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Longitude |
Also know as meridians. They run north to south |
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Lattitude |
Also know as parallels. They run east to west. |
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Absolute Location |
Specific place identified by using latitude and longitude. |
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Relative location |
Describing where something is in comparison to another object. ex. 1 block from Allen Middle School |
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Equator |
Line of 0 degrees latitude. Divides earth in hemispheres. |
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Hemisphere |
Half of the earth |
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Prime Meridian |
Line of 0 longitude. |
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Cardinal Directions |
North, South, West, East |
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Map Key |
Helps to understand the symbols and colors on a map |
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Compase Rose |
On a map indicates the directions North, South, West and East |
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How do mapmakers create a map? |
They use arial photographs, satellite images and ground measurements. |
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Meridians |
Circle of Longitude passing through a specific place on the earth's surface |