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44 Cards in this Set
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Location |
a specific place on the earth that is a reference point for geographers
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Absolute Location
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the exact spot at which the place is found on the globe |
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Hemispheres
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the two halves of the earth, either Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western |
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Grid System
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the Equator, Prime Meridian, and other lines of latitude and longitude cross one another to form a pattern |
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Relative Location
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a place in relation to other places; used by most people |
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Place
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a particular space with physical and human meaning; all ___ have unique characteristics determined by the environment and people |
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Regions
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areas united by specific factors, such as soil type, begetation, river systems, and climate
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Formal Region
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defined by a common characteristic, such as products produced there
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Functional Region
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a central place and the surrounding area linked to it by a highway system, such as Los Angeles |
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Perceptual Region
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defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data, such as "heartland" |
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Ecosystem
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a community of plants and animals that depend on one another and their surroundings for survival |
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Movement
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___ of people, goods, and ideas |
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Human-Environmet Interaction
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the study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment |
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GLOBE |
A SPERICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE EARTH |
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MAP |
A REPRESENTATION, USUALLYON TA FLAT SURFACE, OF THE WHOLE OR A PART OF AN AREA |
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CARTOGRAPHER |
ONE WHO MAKES MAPS |
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PLANAR PROJECTION |
A STRAIGHT LINE COMING FROM THE CENTER TO ANY POINT REPRESENTS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE |
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CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION |
BASED ON THE PROJECTION OF THE GLOBE ONTO A CYLINDER |
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CONIC PROJECTION |
COMES FROM PLACING A CONE OVER PART OF A GLOBE |
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WINKEL TRIPLE PROJECTION |
MOST GENERAL WORLD MAPS |
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INTERRUPTED PROJECTION |
RESEMBLES A GLOBE THAT HAS BEEN CUT APART AND LAID FLAT |
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ROBINSON PROJECTION |
HAS MINOR DISTORTIONS
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MERCATOR PROJECTION |
KISTORTS SIZE AND DISTANCE AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR |
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LATITUDE |
DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH FROM THE EQUATOR MEASURED IN DEGREES
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EQUATOR |
IS MEASURED AT 0degrees latitude while the poles lie at latitudes 90 N & 90 S |
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LONGITUDE |
OR MERIDIANS, CIRCLE THE EARTH FROM POLE TO POLE |
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PRIME MERIDIAN |
MERIDIANS EAST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN |
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FOUR HEMISPHERES |
NORTHERN, EASTERN, SOUTHERN & WESTERN |
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MAP KEY |
LISTS AND EXPLAINS THE SYMBOLS, COLORS, AND LINES USED ON THE MAP |
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MAP TITLE |
THE TITLE TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THE MAP IS SHOWING |
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MAP SCALE BAR |
SHOWS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAP MEASUREMENTS AND ACTUAL DISTANCES |
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COMPASS ROSE |
INDICATES DIRECTIONS |
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SCALE |
IS A CONSISTEN, PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MEASUREMENTS SHOWN ON THE MAP AND THE MEASUAREMENTS OF THE EARTHS SURFACE |
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PHYSICAL MAP |
SHOWS THE LOCATION AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF SHAPE OF EARTHS PHYSICAL FEATURES |
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RELIEF |
THE DIFFERENCES IN THE HEIGHT OR LANDFORMS |
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HEIGHT |
ELEVATION |
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POLITICAL MAP |
SHOWS THE BOUNDARIES AND LOCATIONS OF POLITICAL UNITS |
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QUALITITAIVE MAP |
MAPS THAT USE COLORS, SYMBOLS, LINES OR DOTS TO SHOW INFO RELATED TO A SPECIFOC IDEA |
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THEMATIC MAP |
MAPS THAT EMPHASIZE A SINGLE IDEA OR A PARTICULAR KIND OF INFORMATION ABOUT AN AREA |
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FLOW-LINE MAP |
MAPS THAT SHOWS THE MOVEMENT OF EVERYTHING |
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SITUATIONS |
REFERS TO THE GEOGRAPHIC POSTION OF A PLACE IN RELATION TO OTHER PLACES OR FEATURES OF A LARGER REGION |
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY |
THE TWO MAJOR BRANCHES |
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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY |
STUDY OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE CULTURE |
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GIS |
COMPUTER TOOLS THAT PROCESS AND ORGANIZE DATA |
