Geographers
Maps
Time Zones
100
Accurately calulated the circumference of the Earth by measuring the sun's angles at the summer solstice
Who is Eratosthenes
100
Problem during making a 3-D image(the world) into a 2-D map
What is distortion
100
The line that divides the Eath into west and east hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian
200
Greek scholar who calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 9,000 miles smaller than Eratosthenes' calculation
Who is Ptolemy
200
Considered the best way to make a map
What is projection
200
A region that has adopted the same standard time
What is time zones
300
Arab geographer who worked for the king of Sicily to acurately represent the world
Who is Idrisi
300
Type of projection map made to navigate ships across the Atlantic Ocean
What is The Mercator Projection
300
What time is refered to in regions that have adopted the same time zone
What is local time
400
Know for his book "Man and Nature"; also focused on the destruction of the Fertile Cresent
Who is George Perkins Marsh
400
Projection map that tries to correct the distortion in the high North and low South Lattitudes by curving the areas inward
What is The Robinson Projection
400
The standard time on the Prime Meridan
What is Greenwich Mean Time
500
Argued that Cultural Landscapes should be the main ofcus of geographic study
Who is Carl O. Sauer
500
Projection map introduced in 1974 to keep land masses equal in area
What is The Peters Projection
500
The line of the Earth that divides the Earth into different days
What is International Date Line
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