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Who was the famous Roman geographer who promoted a geocentric theory?
Garden of Eden
Where did God give mankind dominion over the earth?
1450-1560
What were the dates for The Age of Exploration?
compass rose
What shows the orientation of the map, N,S,E,W?
What does USGS stand for?
Copernicus
Who came up with a heliocentric view of the universe?
Where were the earliest people who first studied geography from?
1543
When did Copernicus come up with the heliocentric theory of the universe?
scale
What shows the ratio of distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground?
Global Positioning System
What does GPS stand for?
Mercator
Who/what was the cylindrical projection map called and developed in 1569?
Who borrowed the Greek's map making techniques?
150 BC
When did Ptolemy come up with his geocentric theory of the universe?
legend
What is the part of a map that explains symbols, numbers, colors and lines to explain real world data of objects and places?
equator
What is the imaginary line dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres called?
Goode
What is the interrupted cylindrical map projection called that cuts and flattens the earth like an orange peel?
Greenland
What landmass looks larger than the entire continent of South America ona Mercator's Projection map?
1492
When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
climate maps
What are the kind of maps that show weather patterns?
latitude
What are the imaginary lines running east and west called?
What is the best map projection that minimizes all 4 types of distortions?
The Royal Observatory in England
where do scientists make original calculations for modern meridians?
Three centuries before Christ's birth
When did Eratosthenes write the first book on geography?
political maps
What are the kind of maps that show national boundaries, capitals and major cities?