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the position of a place on Earth's surface, which can be described in two ways: absolute location, which is a precise point using coordinates like latitude and longitude, and relative location, which describes a place in relation to other landmarks or places.
Location
a symbol used on a map to indicate cardinal directions and help with orientation.
the physical relocation of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another (migration, trade, communication), often influenced by geographic, social, political, or economic factors.
Movement
a guide that explains the symbols, colors, and patterns used on a map to represent different features and data
Legend/Key
an area of land defined by common human-created or cultural features, rather than physical ones like mountains or rivers.
Region
small pictures, lines, or colors that represent real-world geographic features or specific information when not all details can fit on the map.
Symbols
a specific location with both physical features (like landforms and climate) and human characteristics (like culture, population, and history) that make it unique.
Place
the ratio that shows the relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
Map Scale
the ways in which human beings and the natural world influence, adapt to, and modify each other.
Human-Environment Interaction
a spherical, ball-shaped model of the Earth, which is the most accurate way to represent our planet's surface because it doesn't distort shapes, distances, or sizes like a flat map.
Globe
a measurement of distance north or south of the Earth's Equator. It is measured in degrees using imaginary lines called parallels, which run east to west around the globe
Latitude
a map that flattens the spherical Earth onto a flat surface. It was designed for maritime navigation, as it shows straight lines for a constant compass course, but it distorts the size of landmasses, making places near the poles appear much larger than they really are.
Mercator
a measurement of how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian, which is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England. Lines of longitude, also called meridians
Longitude
a map that shows the correct size of countries but distorts their shapes. It is an equal-area map, meaning it preserves the relative size of landmasses, unlike traditional maps like the Mercator projection that make countries near the poles look much larger
Gall-Peters
a type of world map that presents a balanced, visually appealing view of the Earth by compromising on all types of distortion (shape, size, distance, and direction), rather than eliminating any single one entirely.
Robinson
In Minecraft, what green mob sneaks up on you and explodes?
Creeper
Finish the viral phrase: “Very demure, very _____.”
Mindful
What Mario character wears green and is Mario's brother?
Luigi
What superhero is also known as Bruce Wayne?
Batman
What green character lives in a swamp with Donkey?
Shrek