Chapter 1- Section 1 Flashcards

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Perspective

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The way a person looks at something

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Geography

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The study of physical, biological, and cultural features of Earth’s surface

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Landscapes

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Scenery of places, including physical, human, and cultural features

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Cartography

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The study of maps and mapmaking

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Meteorology

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The study of weather

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Region

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An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrendering areas.

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Formal Region

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Region with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas.

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Functional Region

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Region made up of different places that are linked and function as a unit

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Perception

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Our awareness and understanding of the environment around us

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Perceptual Regions

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Regions that reflect human feelings and attitude.

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Grid

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Lines crisscrossing each other in uniform intervals to create a pattern of squares.

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Latitude

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Lines on the globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees.

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Longitude

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Lines on the globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in in degrees.

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Equator

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An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Pole.

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Parallels

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Lines of latitude.

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Meridians

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Lines of longitude.

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Prime Meridian

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Imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England, to the South Pole

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Degrees

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Units used to measure distance between parallels and between meridians

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Hemisphere

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Halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian

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Continents

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Large landmasses on Earths surface

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Atlas

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A collection of maps in one book

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Map Projections

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Different ways of representing a round Earth on a flat map

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Great-Circle Route

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Shortest route between any two places on the planet

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Compass Rose

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A map element with arrows pointing in all four principle direction

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Legend
Map key
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Contigious
Connecting or bordering
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Precipitation
Condensed droplets of water that fall as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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Topography
Elevation, layout, and shape of the land
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Climate Graphs
Graphs showing average temperature and precipitation in a place
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Population Pyramids
Graphs showing the percentages of males and females by age group in a country's population