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43 Cards in this Set
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Absolute location
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A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
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Altitude
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The height of an object above a reference level (above sea-level or above the earth's surface)
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Atlas
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A book or bound collection of maps, supplementary illustrations, and graphic analyses.
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Bathymetric map
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Map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours. (think bath = water)
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Cardinal directions
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North, South, East and West
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Cartographer
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One who makes maps.
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Climograph
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A graph that shows the annual cycle of temperature and rainfall for a geographic location.
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Continents
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The major land masses of the earth. (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America)
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Contour lines
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A line on a map or drawing representing points of equal elevation on the ground.
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Compass rose
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A design on a map that indicates directions.
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Cartographer
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One who makes maps.
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Climograph
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A graph that shows the annual cycle of temperature and rainfall for a geographic location.
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Continents
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The major land masses of the earth. (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America)
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Contour lines
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A line on a map or drawing representing points of equal elevation on the ground.
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Compass rose
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A design on a map that indicates directions.
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Degree
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A unit of latitude or longitude used to locate and define points on the earth's surface.
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Elevation
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Height above sea-level. (also called altitude)
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Equator
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Imaginary circle around the earth that divides the earth's surface into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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It is equal distance at all points from the North and South Poles.
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Geographic Information System
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An information system that deals with spatial information; called "mapping software",
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links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location.
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Global Positioning System
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An electronic system using a network of satellites to indicate on a computerized receiver the position of a vehicle, ship, person, etc.
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Great circle route
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The shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface.
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Airlines use this for their routes.
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Grid System
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A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares on a map, a chart, or a photograph used for locating points.
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Geography
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The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.
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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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Location
Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions |
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Human-Environment Interaction
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The positive and negative effects that occur when people interact with their surroundings.
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Intermediate directions
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NE, NW, SE, SW
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Latitude
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Parallels (think ladder)
Angular degrees north and south of the equator. |
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Legend
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Key that shows what each symbol on a map represents.
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Longitude
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Meridians (think long up/down)
Angular degrees based on the Prime Meridian. |
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Map
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A graphic representation of the earth's surface.
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Map projection
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A mathematical formula which assists in representing the curved surface of the earth onto the flat surface of a map.
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All projections cause some distortion of the actual image. Different projection methods are used to minimize this distortion.
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Map scale
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The relationship between distance on a map and the distance on the earth's surface.
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Example: 1 in. = 50 mi.
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Movement
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Refers to how people travel, How goods are transported, imported, and exported, and how ideas are passed through technology.
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Perspective
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The relationship looking from one place to another (the view).
Also how you look at or study something. |
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Place
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The characteristics including physical and human elements that distinguish one place from any other. Also - how we would describe a location to distinguish it from another.
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Physical - includes animal life.
Human - includes architecture, livelihood, land use, communication, transportation, language, and religion. |
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Population density
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The number of people per unit of area.
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Population pyramid
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A bar graph which displays the age and sex distribution of a population.
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Prime meridian
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Zero degrees longitude - runs through Greenwich, England.
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Region
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An area marked by common characteristics.
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Relative location
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A location of a place in relation to another place.
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Symbols
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Pictures, figures, and notation used to show a location on a map and defined in the legend or key.
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Topographic map
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A detailed, large scale contour map showing human and physical features.
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Sphere
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Ball shaped. The set of all points equidistance from a central point.
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