maps, photographers, scale models, the five themes of geography
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Lines that run parallel to the equator are called
Latitude lines
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A three dimensional representation of the earth
Globe
100
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
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List the five themes and describe why they are useful?
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction. They organize geographic information into five distinct categories
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Lines that go around the earth over the poles that run east and west
Longitude lines
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What is the first step to making a map?
surveying or collecting data by menas of aerial photogtarphy or satellites
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two of the best known satellites are known as
Landsat and GOES ( Geostationary Operational Environment System
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What is geography?
Is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features.
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An area of the earth's surface with similar charateristics
Region
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What are the basic types of maps and what do they show?
Topograhic map which is a general map that show natural and man made features on earth, Thematic maps show specific information such as climate, and navigation maps provide information needed to navigate through air or water used by sailors and pilots
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It was orginally developed to help the military forces to know exactly where they are and consist of 24 satellites called Navstars which beam infor to the earth
Global Positioning System (GPS)
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What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?
Absolute location is the exact place of a geographic feature. Relative location describes a feature's location in relation to its surroundings
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How do formal, functional, and perceptual regions differ?
foraml region is based on related charateristics, a functional region is based on connections between places, and perceptual region is a person's perception of an area
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What is GIS, and how is it used?
a computer technology that helps mapmakers combine geographic data about a location from several sources
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A series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the Earth taking 16 days to conpletely orbit the earth
Landsat
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Why do people alter their environment?
To make them better
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How do geographers analyze movement and describe each
Linear distance refers to how far something travels, time distance refers to how long it takes to travel, and psychological distance refers to a persons perception of distance
500
A series of satellites that beam location information to earth