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22 Cards in this Set
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five themes of geography
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location, place, movement, human environment interaction, and region
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absolute location
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exact location on earth, indicated by intersections of lines of latitude and longitude
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relative location
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related geographical points near location that refer to the position of location
ex- Canada is NORTH OF the USA The Nile river is LOCATED IN Egypt |
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place
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concerns with physical and human characteristics of a place, what is actually present in the environment
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movement
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concerns with the reasons that people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another
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region
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is a system of classification based on identifiable characteristics and patterns
ex-common environment or government |
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maps
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small scale models of geographic space
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What are the most basic forms of maps?
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maps have been used in all societies, even those with no written language. simple pictures were the first maps used by early peoples.
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Where are the earliest maps from?
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mesopotamia, from 2,500 bc
used to record land ownership and assess taxes |
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cartography
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the science of mapmaking
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Who is Ptolemy?
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Greek geographer and astronomer who made the first important map, the basis for maps of the time
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What are some physical features?
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rivers, land elevation, mountains
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What are some human features?
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Cities, land use, transportation
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scale
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ratio between distance or area shown on a map to the area on the earth's surface
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the point
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ex-a dot representing a city
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the line
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ex-representing a river
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the spatial symbol
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ex- shading or coloring representing a climate zone
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the pictorial symbol
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ex- a picture of a diamond to show location of diamond mines
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legend
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explains meanings of symbols
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projection
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the process of transferring the spherical earth on a flat surface
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parallels
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lines of latitude
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meridians
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lines of longtitudes
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