Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found?
Absolute location
What is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth?
Geography
What describes a place in comparison to other places around it?
Relative location
What is a hemisphere?
Half the globe
What is the imaginary line dividing the earth into north and south halves?
Equator
What is the imaginary line dividing the earth into east and west?
Prime Meridian
What are the imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator?
Latitude lines
What are the imaginary lines that run parallel to the Prime Meridian?
Longitude lines
What is a three-dimensional representation of earth?
Globe
What is a two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth’s surface?
Map
What is a cartographer?
A mapmaker
What is a way of drawing Earth’s surface by presenting a round Earth on a flat paper?
Map projection
What is a representation of natural and man-made features on earth?
Topographic map
What is a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above Earth?
Landsat
What is a system that stores information about the world in a digital database?
Geographic Information System (GIS)
