Adams HCHS AP Human Geo. Rubenstein Ch 1 Key Issue 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Map | A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it.
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| Map scale | The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.
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| Cartography | The science of making maps
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| Projection | A system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map.
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| Geographic Information System | A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.
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| Remote Sensing | The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.
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| Global Positioning System | A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.
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| Location | the position of anything on Earth’s surface.
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| Meridian | An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.
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| International Date Line | An arc that for the most part follows the 180* longitude line, signifies a 24 hour change
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| Latitude | Numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel, measures the distance north and south of the equator
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| Longitude | The numbering system that provides the location of each meridian, measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
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| Prime meridian | Passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England at 0* Longitude
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| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0* Longitude.
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| Parallel | A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
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