Geography-Chap.1
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| What is the meaning of Grid? | Pattern of imaginary lines that circles the globe, east-west and north-south.
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| What is the meaning of Latitude? | lines on a globe that go around it. The distance between north and south of Earth's equator.
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| What is the meaning of Parallels? | Lines that never cross.
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| What is the meaning of Equator? | Imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles.
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| What is the meaning of Degrees? | Parallels measure distance from each other.
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| What is the meaning of Minutes? | Degrees are further divided into minutes.
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| What is the meaning of Longitude? | Lines on a globe that go up and down.
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| What is the meaning of Meridians? | Lines of Longitude.
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| What is the meaning of Prime Meridian? | They measure distance east and west. Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England.
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| What is the meaning of Hemisphere? | Divided into 2 halves, Northern and Southern.
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| What is the meaning of Continents? | Large land masses that is part of Earth's crust. Geographers identify seven continents.
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| What is the meaning of Map? | A flat drawing that shows all or part of earth's surface.
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| What is the meaning of Cylindrical Projections? | Based on a cylinder wrapped around the globe.
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| What is the meaning of Conic Projections? | Based on a cone placed over the globe.
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| What is the meaning of Flat Plane Projection? | Based on a plane touching the globe at one point, such as at the north or south pole.
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| What is the meaning of Title? | Show's what the subject of the map is.
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| What is the meaning of Compass Rose? | Has arrows that point to all four principal directions?
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| What is the meaning of Scale? | Gives distances in miles and kilometers.
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| What is the meaning of Legend? | or key, explains what the symbols on the map represent.
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| What is the meaning of Locator Map? | Shows where in the world the area on the map is located.
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| What is the meaning of Political Maps? | Shows the major political features of a region.
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| What is the meaning of Physical Maps? | Shows the major physical features of a region.
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| What is the meaning of Special-Purpose Maps? | Focus on 1 special to pick, such as climate, resources, or population.
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| What is the meaning of 5 themes of Geography? | Location, Place, Regions, Movement,and Human-Environment Interactions.
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| What is the meaning of 6 Essential Elements? | The world in spatial terms, Human Systems, Places and Regions, Environments and Society Physical Systems, and Uses of Geography.
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| What is the meaning of Geography? | Study of the world its people and the landscapes they create.
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| What is the meaning of Landscape? | all the human and physical features the make it unique.
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| What is the meaning of Region? | a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
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| What is the meaning of Globe? | A spherical or ball shaped, model of the entire planet.
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| What is the meaning of Satellite Images? | Images that geographer get from space.
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| What is the meaning of Absolute Location? | A specific description like a street address.
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| What is the meaning of Relative Location? | General description of where a place lies Example: Canada is North of United States.
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| What is the meaning of Physical Geography? | Study of the world's physical features landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.
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| What is the meaning of Human Geography? | Study of the world's people, communities and landscapes.
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| What is the meaning of Cartography? | Science of making maps.
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| What is the meaning of Hydrology? | Study of water on earth.
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| What is the meaning of Meteorology? | Study of weather and what causes it.
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