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15 Cards in this Set
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Database |
a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system that can be searched and sorted. |
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Environment |
natural surrounding |
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field work |
the collection of raw data |
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geographic information systems (GIS) |
a software program that gathers geographic information that vis used to make and manipulate maps and data |
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maps and globes |
instruments used to locate places on earth |
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photographs |
used to show details such as the shape of the land, what plants cover the land, and how land is being used |
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primary sources |
a document, recording or other source of information created with direct personal knowledge; as an original source of information about a topic (journals, videos, photographs, & letters) |
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absolute location (site) |
relationship between distance on a map and the actual distance on the earth |
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satellite image |
imagery that consists of photographs of earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites |
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cardinal direction |
the orientation of north, south, east, and west on a globe or map |
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directional indicator |
device drawn on maps to show direction |
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equator |
zero degree latitude, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres |
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intermediate |
fall between cardinal directions (northeast, southwest, southeast, and north west) |
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latitude |
location north or south of the equator, measured by imaginary lines called parallels numbered in degrees north or south |
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longitude |
location east or west of the prime meridian, measured by measured by imaginary vines called meridians numbered in degrees east or west |
