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23 Cards in this Set
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Physiographic
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boundaries that follow landscape features such as mountain ranges or rivers.
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Geometric
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boundaries that consist of straight lines that do not correspond to physical features on the earth's surface.
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Anthropographic
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boundaries based on cultural characteristics such as language, religion, ethnicuty or even type of government.
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What are some examples of physiographic borders in the US?
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Mississippi River and Reo Grande River
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what are some examples of physiographic borders in Asia?
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Mekong River
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What are some examples of geometric borders in asia?
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Lirbya and Egypt, and Libya and Chad
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Example coutries of anthopographic
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North and South Korea, and East and West Germany
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Enclave
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a piece of territory that is completely surrounded by the territory of one other country.
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Example of Enclave Country
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Lesotho
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Example of Exclave Country
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Alaska
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Landlocked Country
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When it is surrounded by states and no access to open water.
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Example of landlocked country
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Mali
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Projection
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A way of drawing the round earth on a flat surface
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Distortion
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when you transfer information from a curved suface to a flat suface losing some accuracy
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Why are map projections distorted?
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Maps are flat and 2-demensional and earth is round
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Four keys to determine the advantages and disadventages of projections
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Direction, Distance, Size, shape
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Where on the globe are the distortions most easily seen?
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Near the North and South Pole
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TOADSSS
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Title, Orientation, Author, Date, Symbols, Scale, Source
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absolute location
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exact position of a place on the earths surface
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relative location
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description of a place using familiar landmarks
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parrallel
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imaginary lines that run horizontally around the globe, marking the distance from the equator
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meridian
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imaginary lines that run vertically aorund the globe making the distance east or west from the prime meridian
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hemisphere
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one-half of the globe
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