Geography 101
Map Projections
History of Geography
Geographic Grid
Types of Maps
100
the study of space and place, literally meaning a written description of the earth
What is Geography?
100
the three major types of projections
What are Cylindrical, Azimuthal (planar), and Conic?
100
the first civilization to study the earth extensively
Who are the Greeks?
100
the name for each of the two halves of the earth
What is a hemisphere?
100
a map an individual has created for themselves about the world around them
What is a mental map?
200
The two main branches of Geography
What is physical geography and human geography?
200
the three types of cylindrical projections
What are Mercator, Robinson's, and Goode's Interrupted?
200
the first geographer to use the term "geography"
Who is Eratosthenes?
200
the line that divides the earth into the north and south hemispheres
What is the equator?
200
a map that shows political and formal national boundaries, capitals, and major cities
What is a political map?
300
The two approaches to studying geography
What is systematic geography and regional geography?
300
the four types of distortions that result from map projections
What are area, shape, distance and direction?
300
the Roman who promoted a geocentric theory but also created a surprisingly accurate map of the world in his day.
Who is Ptolemy?
300
imaginary lines that run east-weat around the earth
What are parallels of latitude?
300
a map that uses special lines to indicate the shape and elevation of landforms
What is a topographic or relief map?
400
The 5 fundamental themes of geography
What is region, location, place, interaaction, and movement?
400
the map that is made from the oddly shaped pieces that form a globe, very interrupted.
What is a Gore map?
400
the man who argued for a heliocentric universe in the Early Modern Era
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
400
Imaginary lines that run north-south around the earth
What are meridians of longitude?
400
the three types of symbols in a legend
What are point symbols, line symbols, and area symbols?
500
The theme of geography that is definied by formal boundaries or functions
What is region?
500
The distortions that are minimized in Goode's Interrupted projection
What are area and shape?
500
the ancient Greek who believed that the earth was a sphere and calculated its circumference at 25,00 miles
Who is Eratosthenes?
500
the 0 degree line of longitude
What is the prime meridian?
500
the definition of GIS
What is Geographic Information system?
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