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Chapter 1 Vocab CL
Question | Answer |
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the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth | geography |
the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found | absolute location |
describes a place in comparison to other places around it | relative location |
each half of the globe | hemisphere |
the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves | equator |
the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west | prime meridian |
imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator | latitude |
imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles | longitude |
a three-dimensional representation of the earth | globe |
a two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth's surface | map |
mapmaker | cartographer |
a way of drawing Earth's surface by presenting a round Earth on flat paper | map projection |
a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth | topographic map |
a series of satellites that picks up data from the earth | Landsat |
a database that stores information about the world | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |