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The study of the human and nonhuman features of earth? | Geography |
North, South, east, and west are known as the ... | Cardinal Directions |
NE, SE, NW and NE are called... | Intermediate Directions |
Earth is an almost perfect _?_, or round-shaped. | Sphere |
Line that run east & west, but measure distance north and south? | Latitude |
Units that measure angles? | Degrees |
The equator and prime meridian divide the earth into 4 halves called? | Hemispheres |
Lines that run north and south but measure distance east and west? | Longitude |
If you were to travel east from the prime meridian, how far in terms of degrees could you go east? | 180 degrees |
How far north or south can a person go in terms of degrees? | 90 degrees |
0 degrees latitude is called the _?_ | Equator |
0 degrees longitude is called? | Prime Meridian |
Identify the five themes of geography? | Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction, |
Identify the two types of location? | 1) Absolute 2) Relative |
This theme of geography refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location? | Place |
This theme of geography refers to an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate or landforms? | Region |
Movement is a theme of Geography. It refers to the movement of .... | 1. people, 2. goods, 3. Ideas |
How people affect their environment or how the environment affects them is the theme of geography called | Human-Environment Interaction |
The area a given space on the map corresponds to in the real world is called? | Scale |
Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air are called? | Aerial photographs |
Pictures of Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit are called? | Satellite images |
Computer-based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations are called? | Geographic Information systems |
Showing Earth on a flat surface always brings some _?_, or loss of accuracy. | Distortion |
To show a flat image of Earth round surface, mapmakers have come up with different ... | Projections |
This type of projection shows correct shapes and directions but not true distances or sizes? | Mercator Projection |
This type of projection shows nearly the correct size and shape of most land areas with some distortion along the edges of a map? | Robinson Projection |
This type of projection shows the correct size of landmasses but distorts shapes? | Equal-Area Projection |
Part of a map, that shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land? | Scale Bar |
Part of a map, that displays directions? | Compass Rose |
Part of a map, that explains the symbols and shading on the map? | Key |
Part of a map, that shows a larger area than the main map? | Locator map |
This type of map shows physical, or natural, features. | Physical Maps |
This type of map may show climate regions, types of government, economic regions, and/or religions? | Special Purpose Maps |
This type of map will show political units such as countries, states, and counties? | Political Maps |