Vocabulary
What is the name of this class?
Human Geography
An arc connecting the North and South poles
Meridian
The number system to indicate the location of a parallel
Latitude
____shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground.
A ratio scale
True or false, does the Geographic Grid system help people by telling them precise locations?
True
The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map
Projection
A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth
Global Positioning System
What is the name for the science of mapmaking?
Cartography
A written scale uses ____ to describe the relationship? (ex. "1 inch represents 1 mile")
words
What are the 4 types of maps for data distribution?
Choropleth maps, dot distribution maps, and graduated symbol maps.
Captures, stores, queries, and displays the geographic data.
Geographic Information System
The line that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England 0 degrees
Prime Meridian
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
_____ is a visual representation of distance.
A graphic scale
What are the three ways to present map scale?
ratio scale, written scale, and graphic scale
A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
Parallel
The number system to indicate the location of a meridian
Longitude
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
What are the 3 types of scale?
Ratio scale, written scale, and graphic scale
What are the 4 types of distortion?
Shape, area, distance, and direction.
A map where recognizable areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable
Choropleth Map
The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long distance methods
Remote Sensing
The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.
Scale
What is the difference between a small-scale map and a large-scale map?
A small-scale map shows larger areas with less detail, and large-scale maps show smaller areas with more detail.
Who is mentioned as an important contributor to geographic thought?
Carl Sauer