Chapter 1 - Looking At the Earth Flashcards
(26 cards)
Geographers may construct _______ to make study of the real world easier.
Scale Models
______ is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.
Geography
Geographers use _____ to gain visual evidence about a place.
photographs
Geographers organize information into ______, ______, or _____ to learn about geographic patterns and to understand changes over time.
Charts, graphs, or tables
Sometimes geographers use _______ to illustrate an idea.
graphic models
________ is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found.
Absolute Location
_______ describes a place in comparison to other places around it.
Relative Location
The _____ is the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves.
Equator
The ______ is the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west. Sometimes this line is called the Greenwich meridian line because the line runs through ________
Prime Meridian, Greenwich England
To locate places north or south, geographers use a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. These lines are called _______. The equator is designated as the zero-degree line for the set of imaginary lines. Lines north of the equator are called _________and lines south of the equator are called _________.
Latitude lines, north latitude lines, south latitude lines
To complete the grid system, geographers use a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles. These lines, called _________, mark positions in the east and west hemispheres. The prime meridian is the zero-degree line for ______.
longitude lines; longitude
The question “What is it like?” refers to _____. ______ includes the physical features and cultural characteristics of a location.
place; place
All locations on earth have physical features that set them apart, such as ________, _______, and __________.
climate, landforms, and vegetation
The question “How are places similar or different?” refers to ______. A _____ is an area of the earth’s surface with similar characteristics.
Region
The question “How do people relate to the physical world?” refers to _________.
Human environment reaction
The question “How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?” refers to _________.
Movement
A _____ is a three-dimensional representation of the earth.
Globe
People often prefer to use _______, which are two-dimensional graphic representations of selected parts of the earth’s surface.
maps
A _______, or mapmaker, reduces some types of distortion by using different types of map projections.
catographer
A _______________ is a way of drawing the earth’s surface that reduces distortion caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper.
map projection
The three types of maps are _______ maps, ________ maps, and ________ maps.
general reference; thematic; navigational
One kind of general reference map is called a ___________ map, which is a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth.
topographic
Today, geographers rely heavily on satellites to provide geographic data. Two of the best-known satellites are ______ and ______.
Landsat; GOES
_____ is actually a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above Earth. Each time a satellite makes an orbit, it picks up data in an area 115 miles wide. _____ can scan the entire Earth in 16 days.
Landsat
