One measures exactly where something is in degrees, minutes, and seconds of Latitude and Longitude. The other describes where something is in terms of nearby locations.
What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?
100
The line running from east to west in the middle of the globe; 0 degrees Latitude.
What is the equator?
100
The first step in making a map.
What is surveying?
100
GPS, theodolites, and magnetic compasses.
What are 3 tools for finding location?
100
Without this, there would be no accurate reference points.
Why was it necessary for geographers to create a grid system?
200
Mountains and mist.
May 4th Square and The Olympic Sailing Center.
What are examples of physical and human characteristics of place?
200
A map maker.
What is a cartographer?
200
By translating electromagnetic waves into visual images.
How does a satellite gather map data?
200
Colors, shading, and contour lines.
How in relief shown on a physical map?
200
For many reasons:
Because globes are not portable
It's hard to draw or write on globes
Globes cannot show enough detail.
Why are map projections needed?
300
A central place and links to that place. An example is the area around Jusco, with its banks, apartments, bus stops, walkways, and shopping stores.
What is a functional region?
300
The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.
What is geography?
300
A system of geographic information which users can use to create composite maps for solving specific problems.
What is GIS?
300
Planar, Conical, and Compromise.
What are the 3 kinds of map projections?
300
I would first ask myself, "What are the important geographic characteristics for a good airport site?" Then I would select terrain, land-use, and base maps to combine into a composite map.
How could you use GIS to find out where the best location for a new airport could be?
400
Beneficial examples include Snow-skiing and Green Energy.
Negative examples include hurricanes and pollution.
What is Human-Environment Interaction?
400
Half of a globe.
What is a hemisphere?
400
Environmentally friendly and cost effective farming methods.
Mapping inaccessible areas.
Accurate prediction of seismic activity.
What are three uses of GPS?
400
Qualitative maps, cartograms, and flow-line maps.
What are 3 examples of Thematic maps?
400
Because scientists will know exactly which region the bears move in. People can use this information to know where to build roads and houses in ways that will not disturb the bears.
Why would scientists want to use GPS to track bear movements?
500
Refers to the way people view distance. For example, less familiar places seem further away than familiar ones.
What is psychological distance?
500
A way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper.
What is a map projection?
500
One is a weather satellite that flies in sync with the Earth's rotation. The other is actually a system of satellites that can map the entire Earth's surface in 16 days.
What is the difference between LANDSAT and GOES?
500
Presents information about a country based on a set of data other than land area.
What is a cartogram?
500
I would first gather historical data for carbon dioxide levels average temperatures, and sea levels across the globe. I would then make calculations to predict what coastlines would look like in the year 2050 and map them.
How could I create a map to show the effects of global warming in the year 2050?