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Chapter 1
How Do I Study Geography- Darden
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Round model that shows its shape, lands & directions in true relation | Globe |
| Flat drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface | Map |
| Shows continents close to their true shapes & sizes | Goodes Interrupted equal-area projection |
| Shows land shapes fairly accurate, except for size or distance. Useful for sea travel. | Mercator projection |
| Continents and oceans are close to sizes and shapes, but North and South Poles are flattened | Robinson projection |
| Provides good overall view of shapes and sizes. Lands are not distorted as the Robinson projection | Winkel Tripel Projection |
| Imaginary lines that run east to west known as parallels | Latitude |
| Circles in the middle of the Earth like a belt with zero degrees latitude | Equator |
| Known as the meridian and runs from the North Pole to the South Pole | Longitude |
| Zero degrees longitude runs through Greenwich England | Prime Meridian |
| Two hemispheres established by the Equator | Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere |
| Two hemispheres establish by the Prime Meridian | Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemishpere |
| Tells what information the map is showing | Title |
| Explains symbols, colors and lines | Key or Legend |
| Helps determine distance on a map | Scale bar |
| Symbol telling north, south, east and west | Compass rose |
| Lines show an area's territory or political influence | Boundary lines |
| Symbolized by a star | Capital |
| Size of the map compared to the actual land surface | Scale |
| Show large land area but little detail | Small scale map |
| Show small land area with a great amount of detail | Large scale map |
| Maps that show a wide range of information about an area | General purpose map |
| Map that calls out landforms and water features. Map key explains what each color stands for. | Physical map |
| Map that shows names and political boundaries, along with features such as cities or transportation routes | Political map |
| Maps that show a line for each major level of elevation. | Contour map |
| Maps that show events that occurred in a region over time. | Historical map |
| Map that shows different types of plants found in a region | Vegetation map |
| Uses bars or wide lines to compare data visually | Bar graphs |
| Uses slices or percentage to represent part of the whole pie | Circle graphs |
| Graph that shows changes over a period of time. | Line graphs |
| Presents facts and numbers in an organized way. | Charts |
| Shows steps in a process or explains how something works. | Diagrams |
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cathydarden
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