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Geography and Maps

Geography

TermDefinition
Absolute Location The specific location of a place on the earth; longitude and latitude determines this type of location
Relative Location This type of location is given in reference to a known landmark
Place The physical and human characteristics of an area
Human Characteristics Amount of people living in a certain place, how close together they live, cultural traditions and political practices
Physical Characteristics Landforms, water forms, climate, soil, plant and animal life
Human-Enviromental Interaction The relation between the way the world appears as a result of how humans have changed
Movement The way people, ideas, and goods travel from place to place
Regions The areas of the world that have common characteristics. _____ may be defined by such aspects as language, landforms, or climate. An area can be part of more than one region
Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2ºN
Arctic Circle 66 1/2ºN
Antarctic Circle 66 1/2ºS
Tropic of Capricorn 23 1/2ºS
International Date Line The line where a new day begins. It is located at 180º longitude
Mercator Projection It is the map projection made by Gerardus Mercator. It shows the correct shape of landmasses and oceans and shows accurate direction, but it does not show true size or accurate distance. The areas near the poles look larger than they are
Interrupted Projection This projection shows the real size and shapes of continents, but the gaps make it impossible to figure distance correctly
Equal-Area Projection This projection shows the size of landmasses and direction accurately, but the shapes of landmasses and distances are distorted
Robinson Projection This map projection, created by Arthur Robinson, is the most accurate map. Everything is fairly accurate except for some distortion near the edges of the map
Peters Projection This projection shows land, oceans, distances, and direction accurately, but the shapes of the landmasses are distorted
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