Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Question #6
From the text
100

What is the name of this class?

Human Geography

100

An arc connecting the North and South poles

Meridian

100

The number system to indicate the location of a parallel

Latitude

100

____shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground.

A ratio scale

100

True or false, does the Geographic Grid system help  people by telling them precise locations?

True

200

The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map

 Projection

200

A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth

Global Positioning System

200

What is the name for the science of mapmaking?

Cartography

200

A written scale uses ____ to describe the relationship? (ex. "1 inch represents 1 mile")

words

200

What are the 4 types of maps for data distribution?

Choropleth maps, dot distribution maps, and graduated symbol maps.

300

Captures, stores, queries, and displays the geographic data.

Geographic Information System

300

The line that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England 0 degrees

Prime Meridian

300

What does GPS stand for?  

Global Positioning System

300

_____ is a visual representation of distance.

A graphic scale

300

What are the three ways to present map scale?

ratio scale, written scale, and graphic scale

400

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians

Parallel

400

The number system to indicate the location of a meridian

Longitude

400

What does GIS stand for?

Geographic Information System

400

What are the 3 types of scale?  

Ratio scale, written scale, and graphic scale

400

What are the 4 types of distortion?  

Shape, area, distance, and direction.

500

A map where recognizable areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable

 Choropleth Map

500

The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long distance methods

Remote Sensing

500

The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.


Scale

500

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.

500

Who is mentioned as an important contributor to geographic thought?

Carl Sauer

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