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| Geographers use the five themes of geography to | organize information |
| To pinpoint the absolute location of a place, geographers use | latitude and longitude |
| How to geographers use the theme of regions? | to group places that have something in common |
| What does the theme of movement help geographers to understand? | how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another |
| Geographers' studies include oceans, landforms, climate, and | how people affect their environment |
| People invented flat maps because globes cannot show | enough detail |
| What is a disadvantage of a Mercator projection? | Size and distance is distorted. |
| The cardinal directions are | north, south, east, and west. |
| Latitude is the distance north or south of the | Equator, measured in degrees. |
| Longitude is the distance east or west | of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. |
| The Equator divides the Earth into | northern and southern hemispheres. |
| Land areas can be divided into regions | that share physical features. |
| A locator globe shows | where the information on the map is located in the world. |
| A representation of Earth on a flat surface | is called a projection. |
| A meridian is | a line of longitude. |
| Lines of latitude divide the globe | into units called degrees. |
| A line of latitude can also be | called a parallel. |
| A diagram on a map showing direction | is called a compass rose. |
| All flat maps show some | distortion, or loss of accuracy. |
| The Robinson projection | quite accurately shows most distances, sizes, and shapes. |
