BCGeography12 Themes Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Scale | the relationship between distance on a map and on the earth's surface eg 1:25 000 |
| Contour lines | imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level |
| GPS | uses satellite technology to assign accurate geographical locations and help people to navigate easily |
| Cultural feature | a place associated with people eg. historic monument |
| Region | an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics |
| Longitude | lines running vertically, are parallel to the Prime Meridian (degrees East or West) |
| Hydrosphere | the liquid water component of the Earth. |
| Movement | eg. human migration, atmospheric circulation, ocean currents |
| Gradient | steepness of slopes |
| Remote sensing | a way that Geographers can produce maps without actually visiting the area, sources include satellites, radar and aerial photography |
| Lithosphere | includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid, rocky outer layer of the Earth |
| Atmosphere | a layer of gases surrounding the planet that is retained by Earth's gravity |
| Topographic | map showing the shape of the Earth’s surface shown by contour lines or layer shading |
| Biosphere | part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life |
| Absolute location | exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude |
| UTM grid reference | grid coordinate system, which divides the earth into a perpendicular grid with constant linear surface distances, in meters, between each of its grid lines in all directions |
| Human and physical interaction | how humans depend upon, adapt to and modify the environment |
| GIS | use technology to capture, store and analyse geographically referenced information (physical locations) |
| Relative location | a description of how a place is related to other places. For example, the Empire State building is 365 kilometers (227 miles) north of the White House in Washington |
| Latitude | lines running horizontally, and are parallel to the equator (degrees North or South) |
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