Geography Test Notes Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| legend (key) | lists and explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on that map |
| St. Louis lat and long | 38 degrees North and 90 degrees West |
| geographic information systems | computer tools for processing and organizing details and satellite images with other pieces of information |
| map | a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet, can show small areas in great detail, it is a projection that is somewhat distorted |
| small scale map | shows a large area but little detail |
| large scale map | shows a small area with great detail |
| place | a particular space with physical and human meaning |
| how many time zones are in the world? | 24 |
| southern hemisphere | everything south of the equator |
| eastern hemisphere | everything east of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees |
| formal region | a region defined by common characteristics such as production of a product |
| equator (cont.) | it divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| map projection | when cartographers project the round Earth onto a flat surface, all maps are somewhat distorted |
| western hemisphere | everything west of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees |
| what are the 4 time zones in the continental u.s.? | Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern |
| relative location | location in relation to other places |
| grid system | criss-crossing likes on maps that are used to help you locate places on that map, can be longitude or latitude lines |
| census data | the counting of the number of people in a city, country, world, etc. |
| site | refers to the specific location of a place including its physical setting |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps, uses modern satellite images to make their maps |
| political map | shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns |
| physical map | shows the location and topography, or shape, of the Earth's physical features |
| human environment interaction | the study of the inter relationship between people and their physical environment |
| scale | a consistent proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map and the measurement of the Earth;s surface |
| Winkel Tripel Projection | most general reference world map, provides a good balance between the size and shape of land areas as they are shown on the map |
| functional region | a central place and the surrounding area linked to it |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| compass rose | indicates directions on that map, the 4 cardinal directions are indicated with arrows or the points of a star |
| physical geography | focuses on the study of Earth's physical features, it looks at climate, land, water, plants, and animal life in terms of relationships to one another and humans |
| going west would be... | earlier |
| longitude, meridian, prime meridian | 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 |
| globe | a scale model of the Earth that is more accurate than a map (most accurate representation of the Earth) |
| latitude, parallel, equator | 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, |
| absolute location | the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface |
| human geography | cultural geography, the study of human activities and their relationships to one another and humans, it focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural factors |
| how many hours difference are there between time zones in the continental u.s.? | 3 hours |
| thematic map | emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area ex: WE COUNT map (population) |
| Goode's Interrupted Equal-Area Projection | resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat, shows the true size and shape of Earth's landmasses |
| great circle route | the shortest distance between 2 points on Earth, an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth |
| northern hemisphere | everything North of the equator |
| how many degrees of longitude are in each time zone? | about 15 |
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