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Vocabulary places and maps Flashcards

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Lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator that measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees

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Latitude

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Lines on globes and maps that cross one another; latitude and longitude

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Grid system

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Circle the earth from pole to pole. Measure the distance east or west of the starting line (prime Meridian)

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Longitude

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Starting line for longitude 0°; runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England

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Prime Meridian

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Scale model of the earth

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Globe

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A symbolic representation of all or part of the planet on a flat piece of paper

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Map

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Mapmakers

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Cartographer

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Determined or the purpose of the map. Three main kinds are planar, cylindrical, and conic; placing the earth on a flat surface

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Map projection

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Traveling along an imaginary line that follows the curve of the earth or, a great circle; shortest distance between two places

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Great circle route

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A list that explains what the symbols on a map stand for

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Key

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Marker that indicates directions

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Compass Rose

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The constant, proportional relationship between the measurement shown on the map and the measurement of the earth’s surface

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Scale

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A precise point where one line of latitude crosses a line of longitude

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Absolute location

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Location of one place in relation to another place; general location

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Relative location

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Shows the location and typography, or shape, of the earth’s physical features

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Physical map

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Shape

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Topography

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The differences in elevation of landforms

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Relief

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Lines that connect all points of land of equal elevation

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Contour lines

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Shows the boundaries between countries and states

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Political map

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Maps that emphasize a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area

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Special-purpose map

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Visual presentation of information

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Graph

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Show changes in variables, or changing sets of circumstances over periods of time

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Line graph

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Shows comparisons

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Bar graph

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Shows the relationship of parts to a whole

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Circle graph

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The study of the earth’s physical features and the living things that inhabit the planet

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Geography

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Specialist who describes the earths physical and human features and the interrelation of people, places and environments

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Geographer

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Line that circles the Earth midway between the north and south poles and divides the earth into hemispheres

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Equator

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Northern and in southern halves of the earth and Eastern and western

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Hemisphere

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Particular space with physical and human meaning

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Place

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Areas united by specific factors

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Region

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Is defined by a common characteristic, such as a product produced there

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Formal region

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Central place in the surrounding area ; central city and suburbs

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Functional region

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Defined by popular feeling and images rather than by objective data

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Perceptual region

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A community of plants and animals that depend on one another, and their surroundings, for survival

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Ecosystem

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A reoccurring theme in geography

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Movement

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The study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment

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Human environment interaction

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Focuses on the study of the earth’s physical features

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Physical geography

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Study of human activities in a relationship to the cultural and physical environments

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Human geography

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The study of weather and weather forecasting

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Meteorology

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Involves studying and making maps

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Cartography

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Computer chose the process and organize data and satellite images with other pieces of information gathered by geographers and other scientist; except data and converts it into code

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GIS

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