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(STAR) What is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth?
geography
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(STAR) Another basic tool used by geographers are the five themes of geography:
- location
- place
- region
- movement
- HEI
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(STAR) What is the exact place on the earth a geographic feature, such as a city, is found?
absolute location
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To locate places north or south, geographers use a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. These lines are called what?
latitude
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To locate places east or west, geographers use a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles. These lines are called what?
longitude
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Geographers use a variety of methods to study the use of space on Earth. The most common ones are visual representations of a portion of earth called what?
maps
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The question "What is it like?" refers to the geographic theme of the what?
environment
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The question "how are places similar or different" refers to the geographic theme of what?
region
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Latin America, Europe, and Africa are examples of what?
formal region
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People draining swamps or digging irrigation ditches are examples of theme of what?
HEI
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Geographers analyze the geographic theme of MOVEMENT (know this) by looking at three types of distances:
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What distance means how far across the earth an idea, a person, or a product travels?
linear
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Geographers use a variety of tools. A three dimensional representation of earth is called what?
globe
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A two-dimensional graphic representation of a selected part of the earth's surface is called what?
map
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(STAR) What is the disadvantage of a map?
DISTORTION, which occurs as the earth's surface is flattened by the map
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How do mapmakers solve the distortion problem?
by using map projections
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(STAR) What is another name for mapmaker?
cartographer
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Three types of maps are:
- physical
- political
- thematic
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A general reference map is sometimes called what?
topographic map
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Data used for making maps is gathered primarily by:
areal photography (or by satellites)
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This satellite can photograph the entire earth in 16 days.
landsat
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A familiar tool of geographer is what?
GPS
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GPS uses a series of 24 satellites called what?
navstars (which beam info to the earth)
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The newest tool in the geographers toolbox is what?
GIS (it uses digital map info to create a databank)
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(STAR) Introduced by the Chinese in the 1100s and helped to accurately determine direction?
magnetic compass
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This shows you north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W) directions on a map (but sometimes only N is indicated):
compass rose
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(STAR) A geographer decides what scale to use for a map by determining how much detail to show.
- a SMALL scale shows small detail
- a LARGE scale shows large detail
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Geographers use the grid system to identify this?
absolute location
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The grid system uses two kinds of imaginary lines called what?
latitude and longitude
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A projection is a way of showing the WHAT of the earth on a flat map?
curved surface
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Three types of projection maps are:
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These maps help you to see the types of landforms and bodies of water found in a specific area:
physical
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These maps show features on the earth's surface that hum as created:
political
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These maps focus on a specific idea:
thematic maps
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These maps use color, symbols, dots, or lines to help you see patterns related to a specific idea:
qualitative
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In a cartogram, the size of each county is drag in proportion to what (rather than land size)?
data
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Flow line maps illustrate the movement of:
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