Maps
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What type of resource is coal, oil, and natural gas classified as?
Fossil Fuels
What term refers to an area characterized by a shared set of cultural traits and patterns, such as language, religion, and customs?
cultural region
What is the term for the beliefs, values, behaviors, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life?
Culture
What technology involves the collection of data from a distance, typically using satellites or aircraft, to monitor and study the Earth's surface?
Remote sensing
What do the lines of latitude measure on a map?
Distance north or south of the Equator, in degrees.
What is the term for a naturally occurring substance that is useful to humans, such as water, air, minerals, or forests?
hat concept describes the process by which one culture adopts the customs and practices of another culture, often due to contact and interaction?
cultural diffusion
What is the term for a set of norms and values that people in a society consider important and worthy of upholding
Cultural norms
What term describes the relationship between distances on a map and the corresponding distances on the Earth's surface?
Map scale
What does the scale on a map represent?
The relationship between distances on the map and the actual distances on the Earth's surface.
What term describes the process of extracting or harvesting resources from the Earth's surface or subsurface for human use?
Resource Extarction
What is the term for a cultural region that exists within a larger culture but has its own distinct characteristics, often due to historical or geographical isolation?
Subculture
What is the opposite of a cultural norm
taboo
How does the scale of a map affect the level of detail and accuracy of information it can display?
A larger scale map shows smaller areas with greater detail and accuracy, while a smaller scale map covers larger areas with less detail and accuracy.
What is the Mercator projection known for, and what distortion issue does it often cause?
The Mercator projection is known for preserving shapes accurately, especially near the equator. It distorts the size of landmasses, particularly those closer to the poles
What term describes the total amount of a resource that is available to be exploited, including discovered and undiscovered deposits
Resource base
What is the term for the process by which a cultural region becomes more similar to another culture due to the influence of globalization and interconnectedness?
Cultural homogenization.
What concept describes the tendency to view and judge other cultures based on the standards and values of one's own culture?
Ethnocentrism
How does GPS determine the location of an object or individual?
GPS uses a network of satellites that orbit the Earth to triangulate the exact position based on signals received from at least four satellites.
What map has dots representing the population?
Dot Maps
What is the term for the maximum rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely without depleting its stock or damaging the ecosystem?
sustainable yield
What term describes a cultural region that is defined by a strong sense of belonging and identity among its inhabitants, often based on shared history, language, and customs?
ethnolinguistic region
Which is not part of culture
Beliefs, Value, Skin Tone, Behaviors, Physical objects
How does the concept of map projection relate to scale in cartography
Map projection affects the scale of a map by distorting the size, shape, or area of geographic features when transferring them from the curved surface of the Earth to a flat map.