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Chapter 1
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | a science to study land, features of earth |
| degree | a measurement of angles |
| cardinal direction | North, South, East, West |
| hemisphere | the half of a sphere of the Earth |
| sphere | a round solid figure |
| longitude | circles the Earth North and South |
| latitude | circles the Earth West and East |
| absolute location | describes a place's exact location |
| relative location | the location of one place relative to another place |
| place | the mix of human, nonhuman at a location |
| region | an area with one similarity, climate, landforms, population and history |
| movement | how people, goods and ideas get from one place to another |
| human-environment interaction | considers how people affect their environment |
| What are Geography's 5 themes? | 1. Human-environment interaction 2. Location 3. Place 4. Movement 5. Region |
| scale | the area a given space on the map corresponds to in the real world |
| aerial photographs | photographic images of the Earth's surface taken from the air |
| Satellite images | photographic images of the Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit |
| geographic information systems | computer based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations |
| distortion | loss of accuracy in size or positions of an object on a map |
| projections | ways to map Earth on a flat surface |
| key | explains the symbols and shading on a map |
| compass rose | a diagram of a compass showing directions |
| locator map | shows a larger area than the main map |
| scale bar | shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land |
| map | a flat projection of earth |
| globe | shows the true shape of earth |
| Robinson Projection | closest to the true shape and size of Antarctica but is still distorted by the map's edge |
| What is the weakness of the projections of Antarctica on the map? | The size and shape are distorted by the map's edge |
| physical maps | shows physical or natural features on a map |
| elevation | the height above sea level on a map |
| political maps | show political units as countries or states |
| special purpose maps | show the location or distribution of humans or physical features such as weather or presidential election results |
| Lines of longitude are _____________ lines that go around the earth. | imaginary |
| Lines of longitude are also called ______________. | meridians |
| The _______________ __________________ is located at 0 degrees longitude. | Prime Meridian |
| South America is in the __________ Hemisphere. | Western |
| Most of Africa is in the __________ Hemisphere. | Eastern |
| The Prime Meridian is sometimes called the ____________ Meridian because it runs through ______________, England. | Greenwich, Greenwich |
| Lines of longitude are imaginary half-circles that run between the ______ _______ and the _______ ________. | North Pole, South Pole |
| Lines of longitude determine the distance from a point to the _________ _____________. | Prime Meridian |
| _______________ describes a location on Earth in relation to the Prime Meridian. | Longitude |
| If a place is east of the Prime Meridian, its longitude would be in __________ East. | degrees |
| The Prime Meridian and the _______________ _____________ ___________ (180 degrees) divide the earth into the Easter Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. | International Date Line |
| The _________ ___________ is located at 90 degrees North. | North Pole |
| Lines of __________ or "parallels" are imaginary lines that go around the earth parallel to the Equator. | latitude |
| Lines of latitude determine the distance of a point north-south of the __________. | Equator |
| The ___________ is located at 0 degrees latitude. | Equator |
| If a place is ___________ of the equator, its latitude would be in degrees North. | north |
| If a place is south of the equator, its latitude would be in degrees __________. | south |
| The equator divides the earth into the __________ Hemisphere and the ____________ Hemisphere. | Northern, Southern |
| Lines of latitude are __________ lines that go around the earth. | imaginary |
| Line of latitude are also called ______________. | parallels |
| The South Pole is located at _________________ latitude. | 90 degrees South |
| The United States is in the _________ Hemisphere. | Northern |
| Most of South America is in the __________ Hemisphere. | Southern |
| Australia is located at ___________ degrees South. | 30 |
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