Chapter 1
The exact location of something on Earth
Absolute Location
Dot-Density Map
Elevation
Height of land
One of the seven major land masses on Earth
Continent
3rd planet from the sun
Earth
A geographer who makes maps
Cartographer
Half of a sphere
Hemisphere
Imaginary line drawn at 0 degrees latitude
Equator
A politcal state
country
Something that humans listen to
Music
An individuals internalized representation of aspects of Earth's surface
Mental Map
Imaginary horizontal lines often appearing on the globe
Latitude
Imaginary line drawn at 0 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
relative size of an area
scale
describes the way of life for a group of people
Culture
Relative Location
The location of something in relation to something else
Imaginary vertical lines often found on a globe
Longitude
A system in which data from satellites is used to locate objects on Earth
GPS
area that is officially recognized, often by a government or other authority
Formal Region
What is another word for physical geography
physiography
Physical Geography
The science of natural environment of a place
A software program that helps people combine and analyze data by connecting that data to a map
GIS
Bar or line graph that shows climate information
Climograph
area that works together with another area
fuctional region
Who is the best 8th grade teacher?
Anyone but Coach Bennett