Vocabulary 1
The study of the earth and its people, places, and environments
Geografy
Globes give the most accurate reading of the earth because they are
Spheres
This answers to the question: Where is it?
Location
On this tool you can see the N, E, S, W direction on a map
Compass Rose
each half of the earth is called
another word for always changing
dynamic
These are 2 examples of Geospatial Technologies
GIS or Geographic Information Systems
There are 2 types of location
Absolute and Relative
Mapmakers are also called
The legend or key of a map
explains the colors, symbols and lines
The line that circles the earth that is equally distant from the N as from the S Pole
Equator
These are the TODALS of maps
Title, Orientation, date, author, legend (key), scale
Places that share similar characteristics such as climate, vegetation, etc. are called
Region
This type of map shows the boundaries of a country and its internal divisions into counties, states, etc.
A political map
Elevation means
how much above sea level something is
Environment is
the natural surroundings of a place
two disadvantages of maps
distortion and conversion of reality
Movement is defined as
how people, products, ideas and information move from one place to another
These are 4 explames of human features of geography
population, economy, buildings and land use
The GPS system has 3 parts
Satellites, control system, GPS devices
Materials that can be used for creating crops or other products
Resources
location, size, shape, elevation and relief of physical features
Locate on the map: 38*N, 77*W
Washinton DC
the prime meridian, zero degrees longitude
The average weather occuring in a place over a long period of time is called
climate