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SS Topic 1 Vocabular

The World in Spatial Terms

TermDefinition
geography The study of the Earth and its people, places, and environments.
spatial The Earth's physical and human features in terms of their places, shapes, relationships to one another, and the patterns they form
Absolute Location The exact spot in which a place is found on Earth
Relative Location a places location in relation to other places
place What a location is like. What makes a place unique. Human and physical characteristics that distinguishes a location
region Groups of places with similar physical and human characteristics are put into regions such as religion, language, climate, landforms, animals, plant life, culture, etc.
movement How people, goods, and ideas get from place to place.
Human-Environment Interaction How people and the environment affect one another
hemisphere Half of the Earth ( Western, Eastern, Southern, & Northern)
distort to pull or change something so that it is no longer accurate
latitude lines on a map or globe that run east to west, but measure the distance on Earth in a north to south direction. Also called parallels.
longitude lines on a map or globe that run north to south, but measure the distance on Earth in a east to west direction. Also called meridians.
scale the relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
elevation the height of a lands surface above or below sea level
topography the shape of the land on the Earth's surface
thematic map a map that shows specialized information (population, resources, political, physical, import/exports)
mental map a map that people have in their minds that is based on their understandings and perceptions of Earth's surface
global positioning system (GPS) a navigational system that can determine absolute location using satellites and receivers on Earth
Geographic Information System (GIS) computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth
Remote Sensing the method of getting information from far away, usually with aircraft or satellites
 



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