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23 Cards in this Set
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Scale |
a standard used to measure the size or extent of something |
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Compass Rose |
A design on a map that show direction |
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Legend |
An explanatory list of the symbols on a map |
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Functional Region |
a region that retains specific characteristics within a given geographical area |
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Formal Region |
It is defined by a common human or physical property. |
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Relative Location |
The location of a place in relation to another place |
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Absolute Location |
The exact place or destination on a grid system |
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Latitude |
Parallel lines that run north or south of the earth's equator.
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Longitude |
The line that measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. |
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Place |
An area that is defined by everything in it |
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Location |
asks the question " Where is it?" |
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Region |
An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas |
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Movement |
It refers to the way people get information and ideas from one place to another |
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Migration |
the act of moving from one region or country to the other |
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Parallel |
A line of latitude |
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Meridian |
a line of longitude |
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Cartography |
the science or art of making maps |
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Geography |
the scientific study of both human and physical phenomena on Earth |
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Tropic of Cancer |
the line of latitude that is 23.5 degrees north of the equator |
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Tropic of Capricorn |
The line of latitude that is 23.5 degrees south of the equator.
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Perceptual Region |
the way a person views a region; has to do with stereotypes
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Human Environmental Interaction |
How people adapt to and change the environment |
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Environment |
the external factors influencing the life of people, plants and animals |
