Vocabulary
Themes
Maps
General
Really Hard Questions
100
The study of Earth
What is geography
100
The study of where a place is
What is location
100
This shows the true shapes of continents and oceans
What is a Globe
100
Imaginary line that circles the earth and seperates the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
What is the Equator
100
This word spelled correctly: yhpargoeg
What is Geography
200
A type of imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south
What is longitude
200
Geographers use this theme to group places together that have things in common
What is region
200
Also known as the key, it's the part of the map that explains the symbols and shading on the map
What is the Legend
200
This divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian
200
A computer-based system that links information to locations. (GIS)
What is Graphic Information Systems
300
a change in the accuracy of shapes and distances
What is distortion
300
This theme includes the human and physical features of a specific location
What is Place
300
Shows how distances on the map compare to actual distances
What is the Scale
300
The distance north or south of the Equator
What is Latitude
300
Correct size of landmassess, but their shapes are altered
What is an Equal-Area Map
400
A map feature that shows the four cardinal directions
What is a compass rose
400
This theme helps explain how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
What is Movement
400
The part of the map that tells you what information it is providing
What is the Title
400
the distance east or west of the Equator
What is Longitude
400
Shows shapes and directions accurately, but distances and sizes are distorted
What are Mercator Maps
500
The section of a map that explains symbols for the map features
What is the key
500
This theme explores how people affect their environment and their environment affects them
What is Human-Environment Interaction
500
Considered the best world map available
What is the Robinson Projection
500
Longitude and Latitude are measured by these units
What are degrees
500
The full name of the person that created The Robinson Projection.
What is Arthur Robinson
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