Chapter 1 - Looking At the Earth Flashcards
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
_______________ is a weather satellite system. The satellites fly in orbit in synch with Earth’s rotation. By doing so, they always view the same area. They gather images of atmospheric conditions that are useful in forecasting the weather.
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)
A familiar tool of geographers is ________ . It was originally developed to help military forces know exactly where they were on the earth’s surface. The system uses a series of 30 satellites called ______, which beam information to the earth.
GPS or Global Positioning System; Navstars