Human geo un it 2 Flashcards
5 lines of latitude and what they do
Equator 0 degrees Arctic Circle 66, 34 degrees North Antarctic Circle 66, 34 degrees south Tropic of cancer 23, 26 degrees North Tropic of Capricorn 23, 26 degrees south
Define latitude
Are parallels that run east to west and never intersect. They specify the North and South position of something on the earth
define Longitude
Meridians that are drawn all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole, and separate the earth into east and west territory
What degrees does longitude range between
0 to 180
what degrees does latitude go up to
0 to 90
What is a Focal point?
The center point on the map
absolute location
Exactly where an area is
Relative location
where a place is based on other areas around it.
define the Grid
A system of imaginary areas drawn on a grid on the earths surface. Allowing us to pin point certain locations
Define projection
Transferring a 3D world onto a 2D map
3 types of distortion
shape of an area
distance between points may increase ore decrease
relative size can be altered in areas
Interpreting maps
No matter what maps you re looking at, they all take up the same surface area
Scaling
1 inch = 1 mile
UTC
Universal Coordinate Time/ Prime meridian
Time zone
A region A region of the globe that observes a universal standard time zone
