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Intro to geography
vocab and notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Globe | a scale model of the earth |
| Map | a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet |
| Cartographers | map makers |
| Great Circle Route | traveling along a great circle |
| Map Protection | cartographers project the round earth onto a flat surface |
| Planar, Cylindrical, and Conic | three basic categories of map projections |
| Interrupted Projection | resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat |
| Grid System | lines on globes and maps that cross each other to form a pattern |
| Hemisphere | one of the halves that the earth is divided by (4) |
| Latitude | circle the earth parallel to the equator and measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees |
| Equator | 0latitude from which other latitudes are calculated |
| Longitude | or meridians, circle the earth from pole to pole (east-west) |
| Prime Meridian | 0 Longitude |
| Absolute Location | Every place that has a global address |
| Northern Hemisphere | everything north of the equator |
| Southern Hemisphere | everything south of the equator |
| Eastern Hemisphere | everything east of the prime meridian |
| Western Hemisphere | everything west of the prime meridian |
| Scale Bar | shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances on earth. |
| Compass Rose | indicates directions |
| Cardinal Directions | north, south, east and west |
| Intermediate Directions | northeast, northwest,southeast, and southwest |
| Scale | a consistent, proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map and the measurement of the earth’s surface |
| Relative Location | the location of one place in relation to another |
| Physical Map | shows the location and Topography |
| Topography | shape of the earth’s physical features |
| Relief- the differences in elevation, or height, of landforms | the differences in elevation, or height, of landforms |
| Elevation- height | height |
| Political Map | shows boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns |
| Human-made | determined by humans rather than nature |
| Thematic Maps | maps that emphasise a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area |
| Qualitative Maps | maps that use colors, symbols, lines, or dots to show information related to a specific idea |
| Flow-line Maps | maps that illustrate the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas as well as physical processes like hurricanes and glaciers |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 ½º N |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 ½º S |
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