Geography Test Notes
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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| globe | show 🗑
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| map | show 🗑
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| show | a person who makes maps, uses modern satellite images to make their maps
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| great circle route | show 🗑
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| map projection | show 🗑
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| show | most general reference world map, provides a good balance between the size and shape of land areas as they are shown on the map
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| show | resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat, shows the true size and shape of Earth's landmasses
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| show | criss-crossing likes on maps that are used to help you locate places on that map, can be longitude or latitude lines
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| show | latitudes and parallels are lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator, they measure distances north and south of the equator in degrees, the equator is an imaginary line that measures 0 degrees latitude and it is the origin of all latitudes,
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| show | it divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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| show | longitudes or meridians circle the Earth from Pole to Pole they measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian which measures 0 degrees longitude, it splits the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
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| compass rose | show 🗑
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| legend (key) | show 🗑
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| show | a consistent proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map and the measurement of the Earth;s surface
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| small scale map | show 🗑
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| show | shows a small area with great detail
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| northern hemisphere | show 🗑
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| show | everything south of the equator
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| show | everything east of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees
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| show | everything west of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees
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| show | a book of maps
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| show | 38 degrees North and 90 degrees West
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| show | shows the location and topography, or shape, of the Earth's physical features
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| show | shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns
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| show | emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area ex: WE COUNT map (population)
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| how many time zones are in the world? | show 🗑
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| show | about 15
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| show | earlier
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| what are the 4 time zones in the continental u.s.? | show 🗑
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| how many hours difference are there between time zones in the continental u.s.? | show 🗑
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| show | the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface
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| show | location in relation to other places
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| show | refers to the specific location of a place including its physical setting
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| place | show 🗑
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| show | a region defined by common characteristics such as production of a product
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| show | a central place and the surrounding area linked to it
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| human environment interaction | show 🗑
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| physical geography | show 🗑
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| show | cultural geography, the study of human activities and their relationships to one another and humans, it focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural factors
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| geographic information systems | show 🗑
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| census data | show 🗑
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