Definitions Flashcards
Geography
Study of the natural/physical environment and the cultural/human from a spatial perspective
Perspective
Way of viewing the world.
E.g. Geographers + Aerial View = Patterns + Relationships
Landscape
Characteristics of part of the Earth’s surface.
E.g. Tropical Rainforest creates a landscape of dense vegetation with different canopies at various levels
Physical Feature
A specific characteristic of a biosphere that has created by nature.
(E.g. Mountains, rivers, valleys)
Cultural Feature
A structure that has been built by people.
E.g. Cities, Roads, Bridges, Farms, Mining sites
Map
Drawing of part of the Earth’s surface when viewed directly from above.
(E.g. Topographic map, Mud map, Street Directory map)
Cartographer
Person who creates maps
BOLTSS
Elements of a map.
I.e. Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale & Source
Legend
Provided on a map so that the map reader knows what the symbols on the map represent
Grid Reference
6 figure reading given when locating a feature on a Topographic Map
Scale
Relationship between distance on the map and the distance in the real world.
(E.g. 1 : 100,000 = 1 cm on the map represents 1 km on the Earth’s surface)
Location
Where something is positioned on the Earth’s surface.
E.g. Perth = South West coastline of Australia
Distance
How far apart features are on a map or in a city.
E.g. Churchlands is 14 km away from Perth City
Contour Line
A line joining places of equal heights on a map
Contour Interval
The difference in height between each contour line on a map (usually 20m)
