Latitude/Longitude
5 themes of geography
Map Projections
Map Properties
Find Coordinates
5 themes of geography examples
100
The line that runs from Pole to Pole and measures zero in longitude is the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
100
A geographic spot on Earth’s
surface
Location
100
method by which shapes on a globe are transferred to a flat surface
Map Projections
100
the relationship between a map's distance and the actual distance on Earth,
Scale
100
List the state located at the following coordinates:
45° north latitude,
100° west longitude
South Dakota
100
Florida has very hot and humid summers.
Place
200
imaginary lines drawn around the globe that run east to west
Latitude
200
The human connections to a location
Place
200
representation that is twisted, mistaken, or false
Distortion
200
Line on a map or globe that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres (halves).
Prime Meridian
200
Which state can be found at the intersection of
30° north latitude,
90° west longitude
Louisiana
200
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
Region
300
imaginary lines drawn around the globe that run from north to south.
Longitude
300
The way we impact Earth and it impacts us
Human-Environment Interactions
300
3 basic types of map projections
Planar, Conical, Cylindrical
300
Line on a map or globe halfway between the north and south poles.
Equator
300
What state can be found at the following coordinates:
40° north latitude,
110° west longitude
Utah
300
Canada is north of the United States
location
400
The imaginary line that circles the globe at the Equator is called zero. Numbers go up and down from there.
Latitude
400
an area of land that has common features. These can be natural (environment) or artificial (human created) features.
Region
400
Earth’s surface is projected onto a cone with the point of the cone over one of the poles, most accurate between the Equator and the poles
Conical Projection
400
List at least 3 map properties
size/area, shape, distance, direction, prime meridian, equator, hemisphere
400
What state can be found at
40 North latitude, 105 West longitude
Colorado
400
The relationship between people and their environment.
Human-Environment Interaction
500
0 degrees longitude starts at an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England. What is the name of this imaginary line?
prime meridian
500
What do we use to find absolute location?
latitude and longitude
500
Earth’s surface is projected onto a cylinder (or tube) wrapped around the globe, most accurate near the Equator
Cylindrical (Mercator)
500
The map properties that are distorted to various degrees on a map (4)
scale, size, distance, projection
500
What state is at the following coordinates?
32° north latitude,
100° west longitude
Texas
500
What is this symbol called?
Compass Rose
600
a set of numbers giving the precise location of a point
Coordinates
600
travel of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another
Movement
600
Earth’s surface is projected onto a flat surface (or plane), most accurate at the center point
Map Projection used to show North and South Pole.
Planar Projection
600
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves, or into western and eastern
Hemisphere
600
What state can be found at the following coordinates:
43 North longitude, 75 West latitude
New York
600
What does the scale on a map show?
conversion of distance or size to the scale of the map