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Geography Unit 1
Vocabulary Practice
Question | Answer |
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Equator | A line that splits the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It runs east to west |
Longitude | Lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Also called meridians, They run north to south but they measure the distance east or west. |
Latitude | Lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator. Also called parallels. |
Map Projections | a method for representing part of the surface of the earth or a celestial sphere on a plane surface |
Mercator | Common map projection, originally designed for ship navigation |
Polar | Map projection used by pilots, shows the great circle route around the curve of the earth |
Robinson | Map projection often used in classrooms for thematic maps |
General Reference | A type of map that shows political and physical features |
Legend/Key | A part of the map that explains the symbols and colors used |
Field Work | Research not conducted in an office or laboratory, can include interviews, surveying, photography, etc |
Hemisphere | A half of the earth's sphere, there are 4 of these |
Compass Rose | Part of the map that shows the orientation (i.e. direction) |
Distortion | misrepresentation of the size or shape of an area of land on a map. |
Political Map | type of map that shows countries, counties, and cities, shows boundaries of countries and states |
Physical Map | type of map that shows natural features such as rivers or mountains |
Topographic Map | type of map used to show elevation (not a contour map!) |
Contour Map | type of map that shows elevation using wiggly lines |
Atlas | a book of maps or charts |
Prime Meridian | This line splits the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres It is the line of 0° longitude |
Satellite images | Geography tool used to show change over time |
Thematic Map | type of map about a particular subject or topic. Examples are language, population, and climate maps |