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Unit 1 Vocab Part 3
AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocab Part 3
Term | Definition |
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Map scale | The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface |
Projection | A system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map. |
Meridian | An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles |
Longitude | The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian |
Parallel | A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians. |
Latitude | The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator. |
Prime Meridian | The meridian, designated as zero degrees longitude, that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich England. |
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian, or zero degrees longitude. |
International Date Line | Most part follows 180 degree longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. |